Lonie and You Alt

(set:$counter to 6) (text-style:"smear","expand","fidget")[LOADING...] (live:1s)[(set:$counter to it -1) (if:$counter is 5)[(text-style:"smear","expand","fidget")[LOADING... LOADING...]] (if:$counter is 4 or 3)[(text-style:"smear","expand","fidget")[LOADING... LOADING... LOADING...]] (if:$counter is 2 or 1)[(text-style:"smear","expand","fidget")[CONNECTION ESTABLISHED. STAND BY.]] (if: $counter is 0)[(go-to:"Intro2")] ]

(set: $name to (prompt: [PLEASE ENTER A NAME.],"You"))(set: $nickname to (lowercase:$name))(if:$nickname is "muffin")[(set:$nickname to "muffers")](if:$nickname is "pillow")[(set:$nickname to "softie")](set:$pronouns1 to "it")(set:$pronouns2 to "it")(if:$nickname is "a name" or "your mom" or "amogus" or "ur mom")[(text-style:"smear","expand","fidget")[HAHA. VERY CLEVER. YOU DO HAVE TO STICK WITH THAT THOUGH. ]](if:$nickname is "lonie" or "henry" or "rotcod")[(text-style:"smear","expand","fidget")[ WHAT A COINCIDENCE. ]](if:$nickname is "katie" or "sam" or "kit" or "kitkat" or "bees" or "eye bees" or "roi" or "pastel")[(text-style:"smear","expand","fidget")[ HI BESTIE!!!]] (if:$nickname is "yumi")[(text-style:"smear","expand","fidget")[YES... THAT FEELS RIGHT. ]] (text-style:"smear","expand","fidget")[WELCOME, "$name" TO THE Y-OMNI-UNIVERSAL DEVICE.] (text-style:"smear","expand","fidget")[IN THIS WORLD, YOU WILL HAVE TO MAKE SOME CHOICES.] (text-style:"smear","expand","fidget")[IF THEY ARE PRECEDED BY ">>", IT MEANS YOU ARE PROGRESSING AND LEAVING THE OTHER CHOICES NEXT TO IT BEHIND.] (text-style:"smear","expand","fidget")[DO YOU UNDERSTAND?] [[>> YES. -> Intro2.5]] [[NO. -> Intro2.75]]

"Aaand it should be set up now!"(set:$friendlonie to 0) You find yourself looking up at the ceiling of a building you don't recognize... and the chin of someone you also don't recognize. Something is holding you. And, did you shrink? [[>>"Hello?"->Intro4a]] [[>>Try to move ->Intro4b]]

(text-style:"smear")["Hello?"] A voice comes from you. At least, you think it's yours...? It doesn't sound right. It sounds... robotic. Not too concerning though, right?(set:$infoFirstChoice to 1) The mystery someone looks down at you cheerfully. "Oh, nice! The voicebox is working!" [[>>(Continue)->Intro5]]

You are then rotated around to face another person, who is crossing their arms. They have dark long hair, tied up in a ponytail. They are wearing a regular disposable mask, a pair of round glasses, and a dark pink, backwards-facing cap. They just glance at you for a moment before looking off to the side, clearly disinterested. (if:$infoOneMoreChance is 1)[ They seem to be clutching their arm for some reason.] "Oh come on, Lonie," you hear the voice of the person who is //probably// holding you speak again. "You just have to take this lil fella out for a spin and then write a little review about it. Then, you can prove to mom and dad that you're willing to be nice and you can get your Zbox back." "But what if I don't wanna do your stupid homework for you?" The pink cap kid, who you now know as Lonie, responded. You hear a sigh. "It's not my //homework//, it's a summer project that me and the guys've been working on." [[>>"Project?"->Intro6]]

(text-style:"smear")["Project?"] "Oh, right! I still need to explain stuff!" You are rotated again, back to the first guy you saw. You get a better look at them. They have short brown hair and seem to be wearing a blue t-shirt. They smile at you. "Hey uhhh, $name, was it? Welcome to the school! You're probably confused, right? Well, I'll explain as quickly as possible."(if:$nickname is "lonie")[ After a pause, they give a brief chuckle. "Okay, this is gonna get awkward real fast, mind if I call you Twonie?" Lonie rolls their eyes.](if:$nickname is "henry")[ After a pause, they give a brief chuckle. "Okay, this is gonna get awkward real fast, mind if I call you Junior?" Lonie rolls their eyes.] You would nod if you had a neck. Oh yeah, you also don't have a distinguishable neck by the way. "Basically... you should be able to see and interact with a whole other universe while you're asleep via this advanced phone-like device! I know, crazy right?" "Why are you talking to it like it's //actually// from another universe?" Lonie interupts from behind you. "Because it really is!" [[>>Interupt->Intro7]] [[Let them talk->Intro6.5]]

(text-style:"smear")["You two siblings or something?"] Blue shirt guy chuckles. "Was it that obvious?" Blue shirt guy rotates you once more and holds you out towards Lonie. It's gonna take a while for you to get used to this. "Just hold onto 'em for at least one day, okay?" Blue shirt guy says. No response other than a huff from Lonie. "Please? If not for me, for your Zbox?" Blue shirt guy gently waves you around a bit, as if trying to make you look enticing. "...Fine." Lonie grabs you. You expect a tight grip judging by their attitude, but surprisingly they handle you gently as well. [[>>(Continue)->Intro8]]

You let them continue. "You've just made Siri but confused." "No, I haven't made AI at all, this is a //real, living// mind communicating to us right now." "Hey //$name//, turn off the lights," they say in a mocking tone. "I told you it's //not// an AI and either way that's not its purpose!" [[>>Interupt->Intro7]] [[Keep listening, this is interesting->Intro6.75]]

"Then what's the point of this?" "The point? More like, what's //not// the point! We're talking //multidimensional technology// here!" They sigh again and look at you. "Sorry, we're getting sidetracked here." [[>>Sounds like a classic sibling fight->Intro7]]

"Great!" Blue shirt guy smiles. "Mom and dad said they're waiting for you in the parking lot just outside, okay?" "Yeah, yeah," Lonie says. "Where's the washroom?" "Just down the hall, can't miss it," Guy You Really Need To Learn The Name Of says. Lonie starts heading there. [[>>(Continue)->L1Hall-1]]

(if:$nickname is "calliope" or "kaleidoscope" or "muffers" or "kale" or "pillow")[(text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#ffd8a8)[//. . . what?//]]](else-if:$nickname is "kaleida" or "nightcap")[(text-style:"buoy","fidget")[(text-colour:#ffd8a8)[//. . . fluffy?//]]](else:)[(text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#ffd8a8)[interesting.]]] (set:$counter to 3) (live: 1s)[ (set: $counter to it -1) (if: $counter is 0)[(go-to:"Intro3")] ]

"Aaand it should be set up now!" You find yourself looking up at the ceiling of a building you ~~don't~~ recognize... and the chin of someone you also ~~don't~~ recognize. Something is holding you. And- //[[>>I'm back where I started, aren't I?->L2Intro2]]//

Ah yes, this is where you would wash your hands. If you had any, that is. (if:$infoFlashlightGot is 0)[You notice a lone flashlight just sitting there. Lonie seems to have seen it too, because they pick it up immediately. "Finders keepers," they say as they start fiddling around with the flashlight.] (else:)[You already got everything you wanted here.] (set:$infoFlashlightGot to 1) [[Nice->L2Washroom-1.5]] [[Tell Lonie to wash their hands->L2WashHands-1]]

(set:$infoWashroomMirror to it +1) (text-style:"smear")["Can I see the mirrors?"] (if:$infoWashroomMirror is 1)["Huh?" Lonie sounds confused for a moment. "Okay, sure, whatever." They then position you so that you can see yourself in the reflection. //Wow//, you are tiny. You really do just look like a mobile phone with a face, except with an added feature of having little bunny-like antennae ear things on top of you..] (else-if:$infoWashroomMirror is 2)["Again? Seriously?" They don't argue though, and let you see yourself one more time. Lookin' good!] (else-if:$infoWashroomMirror is >=3)["Pff, what are you? Egotistical? Come on, let's look at something else," Lonie refuses to face you towards the mirror again.] (if:$infoWashroomMirror is 1 or 2)[[You've seen enough->L2Washroom-1.5]] (if:$infoWashroomMirror is >=3)[[Aw...->L2Washroom-1.5]]

(text-style:"smear")["You should wash your hands!"] "What? Why?" [[Tell Lonie to wash their hands->L2WashHands-2]]

Unfortunately, this vent is too small for Lonie to crawl through, so you can't do that unless your phone body happens to sprout legs and arms right about now - and no that's not happening. (if:$infoCode1 is 0)[You notice a piece of paper sticking out from the vent but you can't reach it and it seems like most of the moveable furniture in this room is non-existant.] (if:$infoStickGot is 1 and $infoCode1 is 0)[[Use the stick->L2PUCheckVent-2]] [[Look elsewhere->L2PUDungeon-1.5]]

(if:$infoStickGot is 0)[It looks like there's a loose stick in the plant. Lonie picks it up. (set:$infoStickGot to 1)] (else:)[This plant has nothing left to give.] [[Cool->L2PUDungeon-1.5]]

(set:$infoTimespaceTalk to >=1) (text-style:"smear")["Do you ever see that weird voice in between the loops?"] You whisper. "Weird voice?" Lonie asks. "No. For me, it's like... I blink and suddenly I'm back," they explain. "You're hearing voices??"//Conveniently, you're lucky the two of you are being quiet and the car radio is on or else Lonie's mom would think you're crazy.// (text-style:"smear")["Seeing,"] you correct them. "You're *seeing* voices???" (text-style:"smear")["It's complicated."] //Double crazy now.// (if:$infoYourUniverseIs is "totally awesome" or "totally lame")["Pft, are you //sure// you're not actually some spooky ghost person?" Lonie laughs. ]"Are you gonna explain it now or what?" (text-style:"smear")["There was this strange being... I think their name was Timespace? They were all mysterious 'n stuff... and they said they're the one who put us into this mess."] "Timespace, huh? Where'd they get that name? Run out of creative options at the name store?" Lonie joked around. (text-style:"smear")["I'm serious, that's what they said."] (if:$infoOneMoreChance is 0)[(if:$friendlonie is >= 1)["Yeah yeah, don't worry, I believe you, I just thought it was funny."](else:)["Yeah, //right.// Why don't you tell me I'm getting a Golden Box on my next Tokimon challenge run while you're at it?"]](if:$infoOneMoreChance is 1)[(if:$friendlonie is >= 1)["Yeah yeah, don't worry, I believe you, I just thought it was funny." After a pause, Lonie continued, "Though now that you mention it... I can't shake the feelng that I've heard of that name before..." They then shrugged. "Eh, maybe I was thinking of Timeline Biscuit. Uh, she's a character from Biscuit Run."](else:)["Yeah, //right.// Why don't you tell me I'm getting a Golden Box on my next Tokimon challenge run while you're at it?" As the car ride continued, it seemed like something was bugging Lonie. They don't say anything about it though.]] (if:$infoKickedButt is 1 and $friendlonie is >=1)[(if:(history: where its name contains "L3Car-2c")'s length is 0)[[[Talk about the weird green guy Lonie kicked->L3Car-2c]]]] (if:$friendlonie is >=1)[(if:(history: where its name contains "L3Car-2b")'s length is 0)[(if:$infoTokimon is >=1)[[Ask about Tokimon again->L3Car-2b]]]] [[>>Nothing else to talk about->L3CarFinish]]

Ah yes, this is where you would wash your hands. If you had any, that is. (if:$infoFlashlightGot is 1)[(set:$infoFlashlightGotL3 to 2)] (if:$infoFlashlightGotL3 is 3)[You already got everything you wanted here. Again.] (if:$infoFlashlightGotL3 is 0)[You notice a lone flashlight just sitting there. Lonie seems to have seen it too, because they pick it up immediately. "Finders keepers," they say as they start fiddling around with the flashlight.(set:$infoFlashlightGotL3 to 1)] (if:$infoFlashlightGotL3 is 1)[You already got everything you wanted here.] (if:$infoFlashlightGotL3 is 2)[The flashlight from before is sitting there once again, unchanged from the previous loop. Lonie picks it up.(set:$infoFlashlightGotL3 to 3)] [[Nice->L3Washroom-1.5]] [[Tell Lonie to wash their hands->L3WashHands-1]]

(font:"Arial")[= (text-style:"double-underline")[11/20/2022] Hello, Sam here! I neglected to create a little update log like I normally do for my games, so I did that really quick just now! ~~Yes I know the devlog is there but me doing my own thing doesn't have a word limit so I'm taking full advantage of that (and also you get a more live experience of my process)~~ Anyways, apologies for all of the passages with little to no content! My goal here was to finish just enough for all paths to be playable, then I will go back and add all the text needed! I was very ambitious and now I see what kind of workload I have just thrusted onto myself, haha. BUT I'm very determined to get this done! Anyways, see you later! TL;DR - hello world! - hell (foreshadowing) --- (text-style:"double-underline")[11/20/2022 (but later and not at 1am)] Hello again! Today I hope to get the barebones of loop 3 complete so that I can replace as much placeholder text as I can tomorrow before the deadline. I also wanted to make a playlist of songs that I think would fit certain sections of the game (obviously not tobe put in the actual game)! I may include a link here when it's done 👀 Update, it has now been an hour and the process is starting to feel a monotonous and all-around unfun. I may just resort to copy and pasting all the passages from the second loop, then I'll make changes later. I mean, that's basically what I've been doing already but I've been trying to add some original or new things as I go along. I just want the baseline of everything done right now. TL;DR - dev crunch is real --- (text-style:"double-underline")[11/21/2022] Today is the day that this draft is due and I still haven't gotten around to finishing it enough so you don't run into any dead ends! :( I have about 8 hours left today. I can try to fix that by then. Update, its been an hour or so and I think I've made all dead ends no longer a dead end? Hopefully! It's going to be hard to test a game with so many interweaving paths like this. Could whoever is assessing this please let me know about any bugs present? Thanks! TL;DR - you can now reach an end at some point no matter what! hopefully. --- (text-style:"double-underline")[11/30/2022] What the hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Twine just glitched out and overlayed an OLD VERSION of my game on top of the current version of my game and now its IMPOSSIBLE TO EDIT ANYTHING BECAUSE IT LOOKS ALL CLUTTERED AAAAAAAA i will cry now --- (text-style:"double-underline")[12/1/2022] So anyways, last night I finally fixed it, though it took about 2 hours and I immediately passed out (that's an exaggeration but I was tired haha) I think the issue may have been with me importing files on top of the pre-existing file?? (I do that so I can switch between working on this with my school laptop and my pc whenever I want) It happened AGAIN when I checked twine just now BUT luckily I actually remembered to save everything to an html file last night because hell if I'm losing all that progress again. So to (hopefully) solve the issue, I deleted the the original file in twine BEFORE importing the html file, and that should prevent the file from overwriting/duplicating itself?? Anyways now I'm MEGA behind because I STILL don't have loop 3's placeholders replaced yet. I also had plans for making the intro to the trailer with Scratch to really sell the "haha i dropped the graphics settings oops" joke buuuut with the time I have, I think I'll leave it out. Sometimes I need to tell myself that I don't HAVE to go all out in EVERY school assignment haha. Yesterday I finished this sick song for the trailer though, I hope you guys enjoy it! ````^___^___ =(o u o =) ] Update: many many hours later now. I JUST REALIZED I COULD'VE SAVED MYSELF A LOT OF TROUBLE BY SAVING A VARIABLE IN A DIFFERENT WAY BUT OH WELL TOO LATE TO GO BACK NOW HAHA (cries) Update 2: I decided to just go back and change all instances of that variable to be more convenient in the future. It wasn't all that bad, actually! TL;DR - code hell - traumatized for life to save the html file every 5 seconds - quality of life update (for the dev) --- (text-style:"double-underline")[12/2/2022] Originally, the game had a function that capped your negative friendship value at -2 (so if you ever got -3, it would blip right back to -2) BUUUUT I found that over time I was adding SO MANY opportunities to raise the friendship level now compared to opportunities to lower it!!! So I have removed the cap! TL;DR - Have fun making Lonie your absolute worstie I guess. --- (text-style:"double-underline")[12/4/2022] whoops completely hit with the ~writer's block~ yesterday and also the desire to draw instead of write so uhh yeah I better get a move on today!!! I plan to add some extra stuff to make it more obvious whether some options will progress or if you'll have time to choose it later. if that makes sense Update: I just realized!! I totally forgot to add vers. numbers to these logs D: oh well its fine I can start now even though I've only got a few days left haha. idk how version numbers even work i just think it looks cool and more organized TL;DR: V.0.80 - easier understandability of choices (i hope) - on that note, different colour for the choices instead of default blue - small bug fixes for misplaced square brackets haha --- (text-style:"double-underline")[12/5/2022] Okay, so, 2 days left... and I still have to finish a couple more placeholders. That's fine. It's mostly the car sequence in loop 3, and then a few other passages. Side note I don't know why I put TL;DR next to the "patch notes" when sometimes it says things I never talked about lol Update: I keep getting distracted by new cool small details I wanna add everywhere aaa Update 2: I finally finished it! Well, the bare minimum, at least! BUT I deem it as GOOD ENOUGH TO SUBMIT IT FOR SCHOOL. I'll probably have to look for a few more bugs first but then I'm calling it a day lol TL;DR: V.0.81 - made start button clearer - rough finish --- (text-style:"double-underline")[Same day but later] V.1.00 - if pokemon can release a buggy game and call it a day so can i (I probably caught most of it though) - rough finish but with glitter and confetti all over it - yeah ok im done here bye --- (text-style:"double-underline")[12/6/2022] Nevermind I'm not done I just noticed 200 more bugs and they annoyed me V.1.10-1.12 - caught a few more loose square brackets. im still wrangling them - added some more name easter eggs and also added back some text that went missing during the Tragedy of 11/30™ - aaaaaaaaa - fixed problem where timespace always said you sucked at friendship on the second chance run - you can now talk about something cool lonie did instead of IGNORING it smh my head - certain passages are no longer IMPOSSIBLE to reach - restart button - fixed variable inconsistency related to primrose and akari --- (text-style:"double-underline")[12/8/2022] V.1.13-1.14 - you can no longer talk about the cool thing if it didn't actually happen. oops - one extra name secret :D - fixed some issues related to page history checks - added one extra interaction with the reflection --- (text-style:"double-underline")[12/9/2022] V.1.15 - fixed certain notes appearing when you weren't supposed to see it. i think???? - fixed the part where you'd see the stranger even though you weren't supposed to!!! - added a joke by request of my friends - fixed other small things --- (font:"Times New Roman")[=(text-style:"fidget")[[[Ad Infinitum.->Start]]]

This is where I will put the intended route for the game, however anyway you play will be fine. (WORK IN PROGRESS) Are you sure you wish to access the game guide? There will be //**spoilers**// for the game's story. [[Yes, I want to see the guide.->GameGuide2]] [[No, I wish to see the game first.->Start]]

(text-style:"bold","underline")[[Loop 1->GameGuide3a]] (text-style:"bold","underline")[[Loop 2->GameGuide3b]] (text-style:"bold","underline")[[Loop 3->GameGuide3c]] (text-style:"fidget")[[[Ad Infinitum.->Start]]]

(text-style:"bold","underline")[Loop 1] The first loop is straight-forward and plays with a typical first reaction. Do whatever you want, just try to look at everything you can more than once. (text-style:"bold","underline")[[Loop 2->GameGuide3b]] (text-style:"bold","underline")[[Loop 3->GameGuide3c]] (text-style:"fidget")[[[Ad Infinitum.->Start]]]

(text-style:"bold","underline")[[Loop 1->GameGuide3a]] (text-style:"bold","underline")[Loop 2] (text-style:"bold","underline")[[Loop 3->GameGuide3c]] (text-style:"fidget")[[[Ad Infinitum.->Start]]]

(text-style:"bold","underline")[[Loop 1->GameGuide3a]] (text-style:"bold","underline")[[Loop 2->GameGuide3b]] (text-style:"bold","underline")[Loop 3] (text-style:"fidget")[[[Ad Infinitum.->Start]]]

(text-style:"smear")["You should wash your hands!"] (if:$infoParallelUniverse is 1)["Yeah, sure, I want that weird dimension gunk feeling off of my hands anyway."] (else:)["Fine."] [[Yay for cleanliness!->L3Washroom-1.5]]

(set:$infoHostile to 1) (text-style:"smear")["We should say hi!"] "What? Are you crazy? Who knows what-" Lonie tries to object but you've already attracted the attention of a dozen of them. They all... //look// humanoid, but they're... really, //really// short. And green. And looking at you like they want you dead. They whisper amongst themselves, but you can't make out anything. Suddenly, one of them grabs the both of you with a large claw-like device. Lonie struggles to escape and you- well, you struggle to move at any given point either way so I think I don't need to elaborate further. You're dumped into a random room and you hear the door //click//. Lonie tries to open it the moment the strange guys leave. "//Damn it. Damn it. Damn it!// Ugh, locked." [[>>Drat.->L3PUDungeon-1]]

(if:$infoEscapedDungeon is 0)[Well turns out their "dungeon" is actually an unused classroom. You //are// on a parallel universe set at school after all. Quite an arbitrary place to put a dungeon, really. Were they limited to this place or something? Tangents aside...](else:)[Well, you've been here before, so... I guess there's nothing stopping you from inputting their really easy password again. Unless you wanna look around again, that's cool too.] You see a [[small vent->L3PUCheckVent-1]] on the wall, a [[withered plant->L3PUCheckPlant-1]], and a... [[bed?->L3PUCheckBed-1]](if:$ceilingEnthusiast is 1)[ And- oh goodness. The ceiling is just... plain awful. You don't even want to look at it.] [[Try to leave through the door->L3PUEscape-1]] [[>>Just wait around->L3PUWait-1]]

It says "3 4" (set:$infoCode2 to 1) [[>>Okay->L3PUDungeon-1.5]]

Lonie holds the stick up and jumps, poking it through the slits in the vent and trying to drag it out. Uh, they miss. They try again. There we go! The paper falls down and you catch it with your little antennae things that you have on your head. Lonie picks it up from you. [[>>What's it say?->L3PUReadCode-1]]

It says "1 2" (set:$infoCode1 to 1) [[>>Okay->L3PUDungeon-1.5]]

#(text-style:"fidget")[Lonie and You.] --- ###(if:(history: where its name contains "L3Finale-1")'s length >= 1)[(text-style:"emboss","expand","fidget")[[[b0oT u\\p sy%t3m.e xe->CantGoBack]]]](else:)[(text-style:"emboss","expand")[[Boot up system.exe->Intro1]]] --- (text-style:"underline")[<::Extra Files::>] (if:(history: where its name contains "L3Finale-1")'s length >= 1)[[[Access CreatorLogs.exe->CreatorLogs]] [[Access BonusFeatures.exe->Bonus]]](else:)[Insufficient data. Run the program first.]

(set:$infoFirstChoice to 2)You try to move, but you can't feel your limbs! You //do// feel some... bunny-like ears on your head? Antennae? What's going on? "Hah, woahh there, easy lil guy!" The mystery someone tries to gently keep you from squirming too much. "Yeah I probably should've figured it would be a bit disoriented at first." [[>>(Continue)->Intro5]]

You and Lonie are in the hall. With the way Lonie is holding you, it's hard to see, but you //do// hear a passing conversation. "Y'know... I heard some people say that the washrooms here are being (text-style:"sway")[//haunted//] right now." "Ooohhh, really? Like that one?" "Maybe. You never know when..." The conversation fades away as the two strangers walk past. You and Lonie are standing at the washroom door. A few seconds pass. [[>>Let's go!->L1Hall-2a]] [[>>Haunted? Let's not->L1Hall-2b]]

(text-style:"smear")["Let's go in!"](set:$friendlonie to it-1) "//Hell no.//" They turned around. "I'm not dealing with haunted crap that'll kill me or whatever. That's like, horror movie survival 101." They start walking to the parking lot. "I didn't really need to go anyway," they mumbled. [[>>(Continue)->L1Car-1]]

(text-style:"smear")["Haunted washroom? Sounds dangerous,"] you say. Lonie seems to agree with you because they immediately turn around and start heading to the parking lot. "I didn't really need to go anyway," they mumbled. [[>>(Continue)->L1Car-1]]

Lonie gets into the car. You are on the road now. You've been propped up on the car seat so that you can see the [[interior->CheckCarInterior]] of the car as if you were a very, //very// small passenger. You hear a pop song you've never heard of on the car's radio.(if:$infoOneMoreChance is 0)[ ***It would be nice to take in your surroundings (text-colour:#ffc5c5)[before] chatting.***] [[>>Talk to Lonie->L1Car-2]]

(text-style:"smear")["Hey-"] You are cut off by the motherly voice of the person at the driver's seat. "Ohh is that your new little friend your brother talked about?" She adjusts the car mirror and you can now see her smiling face. Lonie just turns away, leaning more onto the window. (text-style:"condense","flat")["It's just a weird phone, nothing special,"] they muttered. The mother speaks again, softly yet sternly. "Lolo, you know your brother put a lot of work into it. I'm sure it's plenty special." "(text-style:"condense","tall")[//Don't call me that in front of it!//]" They sharply whispered, covering their face with their hand. You can see their flustered face in the car window's reflection. [[>>(Continue)->L1Car-3]]

(text-style:"rumble")[You can feel the deep rumbling of the car on the road, physically rattling you. //Curse this tiny little body.//] You can barely see someone's head poking up from the driver's seat, as well as the trees and buildings passing by in the windows. To your right, Lonie is looking out of the window. You can faintly see their [[reflection.->CheckCarReflection-2]] {(if:$infoReflection is 1)[The reflection fascinates you for some reason. //You wonder if they'd notice you if you **continued looking at the reflection...**//] (else-if:$infoReflection is 2)[ *Maybe again?*] (else-if:$infoReflection >=3)[ Well then.]} (if:$infoReflection >= 2)[[>>Talk to Lonie->L1Car-2]]

(text-style:"smear")["I'm sorry about earlier."] Lonie turns their head towards your direction a little, but not all the way. You can no longer see their expression in the car window's reflection. You continue, [[>>"I didn't mean to upset you"->L1CarConvo-2a]] [[>>"I won't ask you to do anything you don't want again"->L1CarConvo-2b]] [[>>"In my defense, you were the one who wanted to go in first"->L1CarConvo-2c]]

Okay, let's try this again. It seems like you may only have time for **one** conversation here. What do you want to talk about? (if:$friendlonie is -1)[[>>Apologize for the washroom thing->L1CarConvo-1a]] [[>>Lonie's brother->L1CarConvo-1b]] [[>>"Why won't you talk to me?"->L1CarConvo-1c]]

(text-style:"smear")["So... your brother, huh?"] "...What //about// my brother?" They ask you back. (text-style:"smear")["I dunno. Tell me about him... and also maybe his name."] {(if:$infoOneMoreChance is 0)[(if: $friendlonie is -1)["It's none of your business," they respond with their arms crossed.] (else:)[(set: $infoBrother to 1)They shrug. "He's a nerd and his name is Henry." //So THAT'S his name...//]](if:$infoOneMoreChance is 1)[(if: $friendlonie is -1)["It's none of your business," they respond with their arms crossed.] (else:)[(set: $infoBrother to 1)They shrug. "He's a nerd and his name is Henry." //So THAT'S his name...//]]} [[>>(Continue)->L1CarFinish]]

(set:$friendlonie to it-1) (text-style:"smear")["Why won't you talk to me?"] "And why won't //you// shut //up//?" Lonie snaps at you, shoving you into their backpack. [[>>Wait-->L1CarInBag-1]]

You hear a muffled exchange coming from outside of the bag, something along the lines of "Lolo, be gentle you don't want to break it," followed by "Oh come on, my backpack isn't going to //break// it." It's a little dark in here, but the light from your screen - which you now realise you have - illuminates some of the objects inside. You can see a [[school binder->CheckBinder-1]], [[crumpled up pieces of paper->CheckCrumpledPapers-1]], and a [[deflated balloon->CheckBalloon-1]].

(if:(history: where its name contains "L1CarInBag-1")'s length is 1)[You feel the rumbling of the car stop. Lonie takes you out of the backpack. ]You finally reach what you assume to be home. Well, Lonie's home, anyway. It looks like an average two-story house. Lonie heads inside. [[>>Finally...->L1House-1]]

Lonie passes by most of the rooms, and instead heads straight upstairs. You notice two doors on either side of the hallway as you near what you assume to be Lonie's room judging by the fact that their name is on it. There's one door to the left with a window on it, but it's covered by blinds. There's another door to the right with the name "Henry" on it. [[Ask about left door->L1House-2a]] [[Ask about right door->L1House-2b]] [[>>Nah, I don't need to ask about anything.->L1House-3]]

(text-style:"smear")[What's that door on the left?"] (if: $infoGameRoom is 0)["It's the room //I// can't //use// anymore until I finish being stuck with //you//," Lonie pouts. (text-style:"smear")["And that would be...?"] "The game room. Where my //Zbox// is," they grumble. [[Sounds rough.->L1House-3b]]](if: $infoGameRoom is 1)["I literally just told you this was the game room. I could not be any crystal clearer."](if: $infoGameRoom is 2)[(go-to:"L1House-1Bonus")](set: $infoGameRoom to it +1) [[Ask about the other door->L1House-2b]] [[>>Okay, I'm done now->L1House-3]]

(text-style:"smear")["What's that door on the right?"] (if: $infoBrotherRoom is 0)[(if:$infoBrother is 1)["Is your memory chip broken or something? I literally just-" (text-style:"smear")[I'm not a robot."] Lonie sighs. "Yeah, yeah, whatever." ]"It's my brother's room" They simply state.](if: $infoBrotherRoom is 1)["I literally just told you this was my brother's room, what else do you want from me? My sibling license?"](if: $infoBrotherRoom is 2)[(go-to:"L1House-1Bonus")](set: $infoBrotherRoom to it +1) [[Ask about the other door->L1House-2a]] [[>>Okay, I'm done now->L1House-3]]

You are now in Lonie's room. The walls are a pastel blue. Their bed sheets are incredibly messy. Actually, a lot of their room is pretty messy. They try to face you in a direction that won't reveal the cluttered mess everywhere, but... yeah, there's no saving this. You see some [[posters->L1CheckPosters-1]] on the wall for some media franchise that looks vaguely familiar to you, but you're not exactly sure. You also notice some things on a desk which include a small [[pride flag->CheckFlag-1]] and a [[notebook->CheckNotebook-1]].

Lonie sighs and starts entering their own room. "Dude, stop asking me to tell you about these doors, I'm not your damn //tour guide.//" [[>>Okaaay->L1House-3]]

(if: $infoBrother is 1 or $infoBrotherRoom is 1 or 2)[You try to say something, but Henry interupts you.] (else:)[You try to say something, but the GUY YOU STILL HAVEN'T LEARNED THE NAME OF interupts you.] "Alright lil guy, welcome to the school! Meet your new friend!" You are then rotated around to face another person, who is crossing their arms. *It's Lonie.* They just glance at you for a moment before looking off to the side - then pausing and looking back at you, blinking with disbelief in their eyes. "Oh come on, Lonie, you just have to take this lil fella out for a spin and then write a little review about it. Then, you can prove to mom and dad that you're willing to be nice and you can get your Zbox back." Lonie continues staring like they've just seen a ghost. "I- no. No. A thousand times //hell no//, I'm //not// doing this right now." They put their hands on their face as they complain. The brother's cheery expression shifts into a mixture of mild confusion and concern. "Gee, did I do something wrong? What's got you so worked up?" He is met with a frustrated groan in response. He speaks again, but in a softer tone. "Hey, I'm sorry if I upset you. Was I being too pushy?" Lonie silently stands in the corner of the room, avoiding eye contact with both you and their brother. "Alright, I'll leave you alone now." He sets you down on a nearby table. "I'll let you decide on your own, okay? If you don't want this, I won't mind, promise." You hear footsteps leaving. "Oh- and they're waiting for you in the parking lot!" You hear a distant voice, followed by more footsteps. Great. You can't see anything (other than, y'know, the ceiling but that's not particularly interesting unless you're a ceiling enthusiast)... and you don't know if Lonie will leave you or not. [[>>Call out to Lonie->L2Intro-3a]] [[>>Just wait->L2Intro-3b]] [[>>Actually I am a ceiling enthusiast->L2Intro-3Bonus]]

(text-style:"smear")["Lonie? Are you leaving?"] You hear the slow shuffling of feet on the floor, as if someone was unsure of what to do next. Eventually, Lonie comes into your view, and promptly grabs you. The two of you are looking at each other, face to face. They're breathing as if they just finished a morning jog. "Do... Do you... Okay, this is... this is freakin' crazy, I just..." They struggle to get the right words out. "Do you remember what happened... 'yesterday'?" They ask you, doing the little bunny ear things with the fingers of their free hand for quotation marks around 'yesterday'. [[>>Pretend you don't know->L2Intro-4a]] [[>>This is so crazy, you feel like freaking out right now->L2Intro-4b]] [[>>Reassure them->L2Intro-4c]]

You decide to wait. Eventually, you hear the slow shuffling of feet on the floor, as if someone was unsure of what to do next. Eventually, Lonie comes into your view, and promptly grabs you. The two of you are looking at each other, face to face. They're breathing as if they just finished a morning jog. "Do... Do you... Okay, this is... this is freakin' crazy, I just..." They struggle to get the right words out. "Do you remember what happened... 'yesterday'?" They ask you, doing the little bunny ear things with the fingers of their free hand for quotation marks around 'yesterday'. [[>>Pretend you don't know->L2Intro-4a]] [[>>This is so crazy, you feel like freaking out right now->L2Intro-4b]] [[>>Reassure them->L2Intro-4c]]

(set: $ceilingEnthusiast to 1) Wow! What a surprise! I guess it all works out! You notice that the ceiling is a fine colour and texture. [[>>5/10 It's okay but could be better->L2Intro-3b]] [[>>8/10 I just think it's neat->L2Intro-3b]] [[>>10/10 I love this ceiling so much->L2Intro-3b]]

(text-style:"smear")["Yesterday? But I just got here today."] "No. No. You're- you're lying. You were different this time, I swear. (if:$infoFirstChoice is 1)[You didn't say anything this time](if:$infoFirstChoice is 2)[You didn't move around this time]," Lonie says, sounding desperate. "If this is just some sick //joke//, you have to stop //now//." [[>>Okay, admit you do know->L2Intro-5a]] [[>>Double down on pretending to not know!!!->L2Intro-5b]]

(text-style:"smear")["Yeah, I'm like, freaking out right now!"] "So am I! What the hell just happened? I just fall asleep, then BAM! Here again! And it's so //weird//, like, why now? Am I getting Groundhog Day'd? Or I guess, //we//??? Doesn't it usually start you off in the goddamn //morning//??" Lonie spews out several questions rapid-fire. [[>>Aaaaaa (internally)->L2Intro-5c]] [[>>AAAAAAA (also internally)->L2Intro-5c]] ***[[>>A A A A A A A (super internally)->L2Intro-5c]]***

(text-style:"smear")["Hey, hey, it's gonna be okay. We're gonna get out of this together."] (if:$friendlonie is >= 1) ["...Yeah, you're... you're right." Lonie looks a little better now.(set:$friendlonie to it +1)](else:)["Yeah, like //that's// gonna make me feel better coming from //you,//" Lonie says sarcastically as they roll their eyes. Looks like it didn't work out so well.] [[>>(Continue)->L2Intro-6]]

(text-style:"smear")["Okay, you're right, sorry. I //do// remember what happened and it was //weird//."] Lonie heaves a sigh of relief. "Thank //god//, I thought I was going crazy here." They look around, as if wondering what to do next. "...Let's go." [[>>Onwards we go->L2Intro-6]]

(set:$friendlonie to it-1) (text-style:"smear")["A joke? What joke?"] "You useless piece of- auUUGH y'know what? Fine! Be that way! I don't care! I'm just talking to a stupid phone anyways!" They groan in frustration and start heading down the hallway. "//You're lucky I at least somewhat care about my brother's crap.//" (if:$friendlonie>=0)[ They look betrayed. ] [[>>So anyways...->L2Intro-6]]

You hear the same passing conversation from last time. (if:$friendlonie is >=1)[This time, Lonie is holding you at an angle where you can see the duo. One of them has white hair and an eyepatch on their right eye, and the other has brown hair in a short, high ponytail with star-shaped sunglasses on their head.(set:$infoSawCameo to 1)] "Y'know... I heard some people say that the washrooms here are being (text-style:"sway")[//haunted//] right now." "Ooohhh, really? Like that one?" [[Listen longer->L2Intro-7a]] [[>>Let's go!->L2Washroom-1]] [[>>Haunted? Let's not->L2Intro-7b]]

(set:$infoAvoidedPlot to 1) (text-style:"smear")["We should go home."] Lonie nods. "Hell if I'm getting //triple// cursed tonight." //Wait, so... time loop (that's one)... creepy washroom (that's two)...// (text-style:"smear")["What's the third one?"] "Hm. Take a wild guess," they said (if:$friendlonie is >=1)[playfully](if:$friendlonie is <=0)[passive-aggressively] while looking at you. [[>>Anyways, time to skedaddle->L2Car-1]]

The two of you enter the washroom. The lights seem to be a little broken, because it's a lot dimmer than it should be. The brightest light is coming from your own screen. That's probably where the haunted rumours come from. As regular washrooms do, there are many stalls lined up in a row to your left. It's just the one row though. To your right, you see the [[sinks->L2CheckSinks]] and [[mirrors->L2CheckMirrors]]. It seems like nobody else is in here right now. (if:$ceilingEnthusiast is 1)[And of course, the ceiling could use a bit of work, but hey, it's a washroom ceiling so it's not like the standards should be high here. You also notice a [[vent->L2CheckVent]] on the ceiling in the corner. Peculiar. How so? Good question.] [[>>Actually, let's just go home instead->L2Hallway-1]]

You and Lonie are now on the car. Again. Judging by the time it took to get home last time, you think it won't take very long again this time. Sooo one conversation, what'll it be? [[>>Say something normal->L2Car-2a]] [[>>Say something unnormal->L2Car-2b]] {(if:$infoTokimon is 1)[[>>Ask about Tokimon again->L2Car-2c]] (if:$infoStrangerSawYou is 1 or $infoStrangerStoppedYou is 1)[[>>Talk about Stranger->L2Car-2d]]}

(text-style:"smear")["Something normal."] Lonie raises an eyebrow. You hear a laugh come from Lonie's mother at the wheel. "Ohh is that your new little friend your brother talked about? Well ain't $pronouns1 quite a cutie!" (if:$friendlonie >= 1)["Well- $pronouns1- I guess??? Huh???" Lonie stammered, as if caught off guard. This earned another chuckle from their mother.](else:)["//Mooom//, quit it, this is //just// a phone," Lonie grumbled.] [[>>Just wait for the car ride to end->L2CarFinish]]

(text-style:"smear")["Why do they call it oven if you of in the cold food of out hot eat the food?"] Lonie raises an eyebrow. You hear a laugh come from Lonie's mother at the wheel. "Ohh is that your new little friend your brother talked about? Well ain't $pronouns1 quite a cutie!" (if:$friendlonie >= 1)["Well- $pronouns1- I guess??? Huh???" Lonie stammered, as if caught off guard. This earned another chuckle from their mother.](else:)["//Mooom//, quit it, this is //just// a phone," Lonie grumbled.] [[>>Just wait for the car ride to end->L2CarFinish]]

(set:$infoTokimon to it +1) (text-style:"smear")["Can you tell me more about Tokimon?"] You hear the voice of Lonie's mother in the driver's seat. "Ohh is that your new little friend your brother talked about?" (if:$friendlonie >= 1)["Well- $pronouns1- I guess??? Huh???" Lonie stammered, as if caught off guard. This earned another chuckle from their mother.](else:)["//Mooom//, quit it, this is //just// a phone," Lonie grumbled.] After a pause, Lonie whispered to you, "But yes I *will* take this excuse to ramble to you." Lonie begins to explain the deep Tokimon lore to you for several minutes. [[Listen INTENTLY until the car ride is over I NEED DETAILS ->L2CarRamble-1]] [[>>Listen idly until the car ride is over->L2CarFinish]]

You decide to be a bit more stealthy about this. You don't want to alarm Lonie's mother, who is at the wheel. You display text on your screen that reads, "What was up with that weirdo back there?" Lonie glances at your screen and shrugs with concern. You didn't even know that was an emotion you could convey with a shrug. "//I dunno, I don't have a degree in weirdo knowledge,//" they whisper to you. [[>>Well then...->L2CarFinish]]

Wow! Very funny! You should be awarded in the clown academy of excellence. "Why do you have the definition of the word //uneventful// on you?" Lonie asks, squinting at your screen. Whoops. [[>>How about we just move on->L2House-2]]

(if:$infoAvoidedPlot is 1)[(text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#d88000)[ in a hurry now, are we? ]]](text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#d88000)[welcome back, $nickname. don't mind my interruption it was getting quite boring so i decided to step in]](if:$infoOneMoreChance is 1)[(text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#d88000)[ you've honestly impressed me. ]]] (if:$infoOneMoreChance is 1)[[>>STOP DOING THAT->L2Intermission-2Bonus]] [[>>Huh?->L2Intermission-3]]

(set:$counter to 2) (text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#d88000)[you must continue exercising patience until we meet again, $nickname. ad infinitum.]] (live:1s)[ (if:$counter is 0)[(go-to:"L3Intro-1")] (set: $counter to it -1)] [[Wait, what does-->L3Intro-1]]

"Aaand it should be set up now!" You find yourself looking up at the ceiling of the all familiar building. (if:$ceilingEnthusiast is 1)[And what a fine ceiling it is. ]Lonie's brother, as usual, is holding you. [[>>Third time's the charm?->L3Intro-2]]

You are immediately jostled when Lonie grabs you. "Yeah yeah, review your thing and you'll tell 'em I should have my games back, got it." (if:$infoBrother or $infoBrotherRoom is 1)[Henry](else:)[Lonie's brother] looks at the two of you, very confused. "How did you-" He begins to ask but Lonie is already gone. Speedrunning for real! [[>>Make haste!->L3Intro-3a]] [[>>Make slightly less haste please!->L3Intro-3b]]

You hear the exact same passing conversation from last time. (if:$infoSawCameo is 0)[This time, Lonie is holding you at an angle where you can see the duo. One of them has white hair and an eyepatch on their right eye, and the other has brown hair in a short, high ponytail with star-shaped sunglasses on their head.](else:)[It's the person with the eyepatch and the other person with the sunglasses again, as usual.] "Y'know... I heard some people say that the washrooms here are being (text-style:"sway")[//haunted//] right now." "Ooohhh, really? Like that one?" [[Listen longer->L3Intro-4a]] [[>>Let's go!->L3Washroom-1]] {(if:$infoParallelUniverse is 0)[[>>Haunted? Let's not->L3Intro-4b]] (if:$infoParallelUniverse is 1)[[>>Haunted? Let's not->L3Intro-7]]}

(text-style:"smear","rumble")["Hey, would you mind slowing down a bit? It's so shaky here."] (if:$friendlonie is >=1)["Oh yeah sure," Lonie says as they slow down their pace.] (else:)["Pft, skill issue." Lonie does not slow down.] You hear the exact same passing conversation from last time. (if:$infoSawCameo is 0)[This time, Lonie is holding you at an angle where you can see the duo. One of them has white hair and an eyepatch on their right eye, and the other has brown hair in a short, high ponytail with star-shaped sunglasses on their head.](else:)[It's the person with the eyepatch and the other person with the sunglasses again, as usual.] "Y'know... I heard some people say that the washrooms here are being (text-style:"sway")[//haunted//] right now." "Ooohhh, really? Like that one?" [[Listen longer->L3Intro-4a]] [[>>Let's go!->L3Washroom-1]] {(if:$infoParallelUniverse is 0)[[>>Haunted? Let's not->L3Intro-4b]] (if:$infoParallelUniverse is 1)[[>>Haunted? Let's not->L3Intro-7]]}

The two of you enter the washroom. To your right, you see the [[sinks->L3CheckSinks]] and [[mirrors->L3CheckMirrors]]. It seems like nobody else is in here right now, as usual. (if:$ceilingEnthusiast is 1 and $infoAvoidedPlot is 0)[Somehow the ceiling looks worse than it did in the last loop. Nothing changed, you just think the longer you look at it, the more criticisms you have to give.] (else-if:$cielingEnthusiast is 1)[You think the cieling of this washroom is alright. You don't know what you were expecting. A 7/10 maybe, if you're feeling generous.] (if:$infoParallelUniverse is 1 and $infoSecretVent is 1)[[Into the vent again?->L3VentConfirmation]] (if:$infoParallelUniverse is 1 and $infoSecretVent is 0)[[>>Wonder if this washroom is related to the other world->L3Washroom-4]] (if:$infoAvoidedPlot is 1 and $infoFlashlightGotL3 is >=1)[[Use the flashlight->L3UseFlashlight]] (if:$infoParallelUniverse is 1)[[>>Actually, let's just go home instead->L3Hallway-1]]

Here you are, in the car again.(if:$friendlonie is >=1)[ "Hey, uh, mom? Could you drive slower?" Lonie asks. "I just, uh, wanted to look at the.. trees. More. Yeah." This earns a chuckle from their mom. "Of course, why not? Trees are good for the soul." Looks like you have more time on your hands now.](else:)[ What do you wanna talk about this time?] (if:$friendlonie is >=1)[[[Talk about Timespace->L3Car-2a]] (if:$infoTokimon is >=1 and $friendlonie is >=0)[[Ask about Tokimon again->L3Car-2b]]] (if:$infoKickedButt is 1 and $friendlonie is >=1)[[Talk about the weird green guy Lonie kicked->L3Car-2c]] (if:$friendlonie is <=0)[[[>>Talk about Timespace->L3Car-2a]] (if:$infoTokimon is >=1 and $friendlonie is <=0)[[>>Ask about Tokimon again->L3Car-2b]]] (if:$infoKickedButt is 1 and $friendlonie is <=0)[[>>Talk about the weird green guy Lonie kicked->L3Car-2c]] [[>>Nah, save it for later->L3CarFinish]]

"Y'know what? Nah. We ran away from danger long enough, I'm calling the shots, //we're goin' in this time.//" Lonie says as they boldly step inside. [[>>Fiiine->L3Washroom-1]]

(text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)[greetings, $nickname and lonie.]](if:$infoWeirdLab is 2)[(text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)[you're lucky i saved you, you know.]]] (if:$friendlonie is >=1)["Wh- what the-? What's going on? Where are we?" Lonie says.](else:)["Wh- what the-? What's going on? Where am I?" Lonie says.] They glance at you. "AND SINCE WHEN COULD YOU FLY?" Wait huh yeah since when could you do that. I guess it's a weird blank void-exclusive ability. (text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)[the answer is simple. you are nowhere.]] "Well //that's// just //helpful//," Lonie grumbles. "Let (if:$friendlonie is >=1)[us](else:)[me] out of... whatever dimension this is, you weirdo mystery voice thing!!" (text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)[ah. i suppose you would be more familiar with speaking to a physical form in front of you.]] A figure emerges from the white void. She is wearing an elaborate dress patterned with long diamond shapes. Your attention is drawn to the masquerade-like mask she is wearing, which covers half of her face. Her eyes are unusual. The mask covered eye appears to be completely blank, and her other eye faintly resembles a digital zero, with a zig-zag streak of darkness coming from it. Talk about edgy, am I right? You are mostly concerned by the scarf she wore. It had four, sharp, arrow-like appendages attached to its back. They all pointed upwards. She looks at the two of you coldly with indifference. (text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)["would this be more to your liking?"]] (if:$infoTimespaceTalk is 1)[(text-style:"smear")["This is the mystery person I was talking about!"] "Seriously?" Lonie exclaims. "Holy crap. They look sick as hell but *holy crap what the hell*???"] (if:$infoOneMoreChance is 0)[["Explain what's going on!"->L3Finale-2]] *''(if:$infoOneMoreChance is 1)[[We've been here before.->L3TrueFinale-1]]''*

(if:$friendlonie is -1)["Well... I mean, don't get me wrong, I don't like $name at all, but... hhh Henry's gonna be so mad at me. Plus, I still need my goddamn Zbox," they said while listing out the reasons on their fingers. //Great.// Your life on the line and they hate your guts.] (if:$friendlonie is 0)["I..." Lonie thinks for a moment. "Well, I can't just do that to Henry. Also, I still need my Zbox back, so..." //Great.// Your life on the line and they don't even care all that much.] (if:$friendlonie is 1 or 2)["Well, I-" Lonie pauses for a second. "No, no I'm not... I'm not breaking $pronouns2. There's gotta be another way." You smile. Lonie' got your back!] (if:$friendlonie is >=3)["//Hell no//! That's not gonna be an option, okay? There's gotta be another way!" You smile. They really care about you...] (text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)["hm..." Timespace puts her hand to her chin. "i suppose we could make a compromise."]] "What... kind of compromise?" (text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)["i can send you back in again so you may locate this 'other way' ."]] "...And what w-" (text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)["you will not remember anything from before it began" She said with a smile.]] [[Please, one more chance!->L3FinaleLoop]] [[No, it's fine, you can destroy me->L3Finale-4]]

(text-style:"smear")["We've been here before."] "I... You're right. I remember this. //Why// do I remember this?" Lonie says, with the voice of someone who is having an ~existential crisis~ (because they are)! You hear slow clapping sounds coming from Timespace. (text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)["well done you've remembered good for you."]] She gets eerily close to you. (text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)["so. $nickname. have you gotten what you wanted this time? are you satisfied?"]] Lonie was still in the background, trying to proccess everything. "So... wait, wait... you asked me to destroy $name... and then we got our memories yoinked and now we're here again?" Timespace turns towards Lonie slowly. (text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)["correct."]] [[But we didn't learn anything new to stop it?->L3TrueFinale-2]]

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You stare at where you think the camera would be and wait for a moment. You play an mp3 of sitcom laughter. Lonie just looks at you like you're weird. [[>>That was funny though, you gotta admit->L3House-2]] [[>> :(->L3House-2]]

Well, it sure is a vent! Seems weirdly placed though. Like, why above this specific stall in the corner? Who designed this? [[I'm done looking at this now->L2Washroom-1.5]]

(set:$infoStrangerSawYou to 1) (text-style:"smear")["Ehh I think we've seen enough."] (if:$friendlonie is >=1)["Yeah, this crap ain't haunted," Lonie laughs. "Guigi's Mansion is scarier than this!"](else:)[Lonie just pouts and turns to leave.]] As the two of you leave, Lonie happens to hold you in a way that lets you see behind them. You notice a strange... short man in a trench coat staring at you? His face is completely obscured by shadow. (text-style:"smear")["//psst. Lonie!//"] You whispered. "What?" You manage to display a hand emoji pointing in the direction of the man. Damn, being a phone is freakin' awesome sometimes! Oh wait right- we're talking about the weird guy- Lonie notices the stranger, before he quickly leaves into the washroom you both just exited. [[>>Huh. Weird. Anyways...->L2Car-1]]

You're still in an empty, dimly-lit washroom, in case you forgot. To your right, you see the [[sinks->L2CheckSinks]] and [[mirrors->L2CheckMirrors]]. Still nobody else here right now. (if:$ceilingEnthusiast is 1)[And of course, the ceiling could use a bit of work, but alas... washroom installers care not for the art of ceiling manufacturing. There's also that peculiar [[vent->L2CheckVent]] on the ceiling.] (if:$infoFlashlightGot is 1)[[Use the flashlight->L2UseFlashlight]] [[>>Actually, let's just go home instead->L2Hallway-2]]

"Ugh, fine." They wash their hands. "//Happy,// now?" [[Yay for cleanliness!->L2Washroom-1.5]]

(text-style:"smear")["Hey, try shining the flashlight."] (if:$friendlonie is <=0)["You don't need to tell me that," Lonie snaps at you as they turn it on.] (else:)[Lonie nods and turns it on.] Interestingly, the light that comes out of the flashlight is a vivid (text-colour:#6f40fa)[violet] colour. When Lonie shines the flashlight downwards, they recoil back as you both notice a strange bright green trail of... something? You're not sure what it is. "Ew, what //is// that?" Yeah they don't know either. They follow the trail with their flashlight cautiously as it seems to slither along the floor, then up a wall into a stall. Lonie kicks opens the stall door. Empty, except for the continuing trail on the wall that leads upwards and... (if:$infoceilingEnthusiast is 1)[Goes into the vent you saw earlier.] (else:)[Goes into a vent.](set:$infoSecretVent to 1) "Holy crap..." Lonie says under their breath. [[>>Let's go!->L2Vent-1]] [[Creepy unspecified substance trail in a haunted washroom? Let's not... yet... (I wanna look around more first)->L2Washroom-3]]

(set:$infoStrangerStoppedYou to 1) As you try to leave, a stranger in a trench coat and hat stops you. They seem oddly short and the hat's shadow obscures a lot of their face. (text-colour:#69db7c)["Hey. You,"] he says in a strange tone, as if it was a low voice pitched up digitally. Well, great, everything about this guy is pretty strange! Not very optimal qualities to have in a first impression, y'know. (if:$friendlonie is >=1)[[>>Run->L2Hallway-3a]] (if:$friendlonie is <=0)[[>>Run->L2Hallway-3b]]

"Alrighty then... yeah, this is like... that scene from Stickventures 5," Lonie says as they climb up onto the toilet seat and hoists themself up the vent. There's a moment of struggle, but they manage to do it. "Jeez, can you even like, do anything useful? Like, I dunno, speed dial a magic teleporter or whatever?" You just put a shrug emoji on your screen. Lonie continues into the vent. [[>>Continue this claustrophobic experience->L2Vent-2]]

You're still in an empty, dimly-lit washroom, in case you forgot. There is a strange green goo(?) trail on the floor and walls. To your right, you see the [[sinks->L2CheckSinks]] and [[mirrors->L2CheckMirrors]]. Still nobody else here right now. (if:$ceilingEnthusiast is 1)[And of course, the ceiling could use a bit of work, but alas... washroom installers care not for the art of ceiling manufacturing.] [[It's venting time->L2VentConfirmation]] [[Actually, let's just go home instead->L2Hallway-2]]

"Okay. Just gotta crawl through a really tight space to who knows where while lugging around a tiny phone person and following weird green crap. No biggie," Lonie says, psyching themself up. [[Actually I wanna look around a bit more first->L2Washroom-3]] [[>>LET'S GO LET'S GO->L2Vent-1]]

(set:$infoGotAway to 1) You flash the text "Run" on your screen. Lonie nods and immediately books it out of there! It sucked so you hit the bricks! Good for you. (text-colour:#69db7c)["Hey!! Get back 'ere!!"] You hear the stranger calling out to you, fading out as the distance between you and him get larger. You and Lonie successfully escape to the nearby parking lot where their parents are waiting. [[>>That was close...->L2Car-1]]

(enchant:?page,(bg:(gradient: 0, 0,#000000,0.5,#495057,1,#888888))) You flash the text "Run" on your screen. Lonie didn't seem to be paying attention to you at all. "What do you want from me, shortie? My lunch money? The quiz answers?" They stepped forward and chuckled with no hint of fear or any sense of stranger danger. (text-colour:#69db7c)["Oh I'd watch your mouth if I were you, //$name... and Lonie (text-style:"subscript")[glob dangit I rehearsed this and everything.]//"] "Wait, how'd you-" Before Lonie can finish, the man takes something out of his trench coat, and suddenly it all fades to black. [[>>Aw man->L2PUCaptured-1]] [[>>Aw beans->L2PUCaptured-1]] [[>>Aw crap->L2PUCaptured-1]]

Well, you've got all this time on your hands. Wanna talk? [[Obligatory meme joke->L2Vent-3a]] [[>>Tell Lonie to HURRY UP!->L2Vent-3b]] [[>>Let Lonie say something->L2Vent-3c]]

(set:$friendlonie to it +1) (text-style:"smear")["Look we're venting this is just like the hit game Amogus"] "PFFT-" Lonie almost completely stops, taken off guard by your joke. It sounds like they're trying to hold back laughter, for their dignitiy or something maybe. "God, I didn't think- pfff is it really that much of a universal constant??" They wheezed in between breaths. "Okay now shut up, I'm- //pfff//- I'm venting okay?" Good to know the joke went through well. [[Let Lonie say something now->L2Vent-3c]] //[[>>Okay that's enough conversation for now->L2Vent-4]]//

(if:$friendlonie is >=1)["Look, I'm //trying// my best here, okay?" They seem a little annoyed, but that feeling goes away throughout the rest of the trip.] (else:)[(set:$friendlonie to it -1) "Ugh, shut up, are //you// the one climbing the goddamn vent here?" They go slower to spite you.](set:$infoTimeWasted to 1) [[>>Oops->L2Vent-4]]

Soon enough, it seems like the vent shaft finally ends. Lonie drops you onto a nearby shelf, then hops down themself. They pick you back up again. The room is dark, but you think there's a light coming from underneath a door. [[>>Where are we?->L2PU-1]]

(set:$friendlonie to it +1) You stay silent, wondering if Lonie will say anything instead. As expected, they do. "So anyways... mystery phone thing... What exactly is your deal?" //Deal...?// As if reading your mind (though not //really// because I feel like that would be important information to bring up earlier), they resume their musings. "Are you like... a ghost or something? Do you come from like, some magic world?" (text-style:"smear")["Well..."] [[>>My universe is totally lame->L2Vent-3.5a]] [[>>My universe is totally awesome->L2Vent-3.5b]]

(set:$infoYourUniverseIs to "totally lame") (text-style:"smear")["Nah, my universe is just like this one but without the cool interdimensional phones and haunted washroom vents. It's totally lame."] "Really?" Lonie pauses, still moving. "I always thought you were like, some crazy weird spirit my brother dragged along. Didn't realise you were..." Their voice trails off before they finish the thought. "Well, I mean, I don't think my universe is *supposed* to have cool interdimensional phones and haunted washroom vents. That's pretty new, I think." [[>>Okay that's enough conversation for now->L2Vent-4]]

(set:$infoParallelUniverse to 1) As you open the door, you find yourself inside of a building similar to the one you were in before, but... wrong. Lonie walks out of the building. The layout seems familiar.(if:$ceilingEnthusiast is 1)[ You don't even get time to give the ceiling a rating :(] As the outside world comes into view, the first thing you notice is the bright green sky. "What the..." Lonie says. The two of you then notice how every tree in the area looks... dead. They're all shriveled up and grey - not a single leaf in sight. On that note, there's no grass! Or any plants of any kind! Weird... In the distance, you spot some... people? Creatures? They look just as bright green as the sky. Wow, there are just so many questions and not enough answers right now! [[>>Say hello to these creatures?->L2PU-2a]] [[>>Explore?->L2PU-2b]]

(set:$infoHostile to 1) (text-style:"smear")["We should say hi!"] "What? Are you crazy? Who knows what-" Lonie tries to object but you've already attracted the attention of a dozen of them. They all... //look// humanoid, but they're... really, //really// short. And green. And looking at you like they want you dead. They whisper amongst themselves, but you can't make out anything. Suddenly, one of them grabs the both of you with a large claw-like device. Lonie struggles to escape and you- well, you struggle to move at any given point either way so I think I don't need to elaborate further. You're dumped into a random room and you hear the door //click//. Lonie tries to open it the moment the strange guys leave. "//Damn it. Damn it. Damn it!// Ugh, locked." [[>>Drat.->L2PUDungeon-1]]

Well turns out their "dungeon" is actually an unused classroom. You //are// on a parallel universe set at a school after all. Quite an arbitrary place to put a dungeon, really. Were they limited to this place or something? Tangents aside, you see a [[small vent->L2PUCheckVent-1]] on the wall, a [[withered plant->L2PUCheckPlant-1]], and a... [[bed?->L2PUCheckBed-1]](if:$ceilingEnthusiast is 1)[And- oh goodness. The ceiling is just... plain awful. You don't even want to look at it. -10/1000] [[Try to leave through the door->L2PUEscape-1]] (if:$infoTimeWasted is 1)[[>>Just wait around->L2PUWait-1]](if:$infoTimeWasted is 0)[[>>Just wait around->L2PUWait-2]]

(text-style:"smear")["That building over there looks interesting."] You point at the building with a hand emoji on your screen. "Sure, why not." Lonie walks inside. There doesn't seem to be anyone in here yet. Convenient. There are two rooms that catch your eye. One of them has a sign next to it saying "Labratory 03". The other room has a sign next to it with the word "classroom" crossed out in sharpie, and written on top of it is the word "DUNGEON!!!" (yes, including the exclamation marks) [[>>Check out the lab->L2PULabFree-1]] [[Check out the ~~classroom~~ DUNGEON!!!->L2PUCheckDungeon-1]]

"Ugh, whatever, I'm tired from all that climbing." (if:$infoCode2 is 1)[Lonie sits down by the wall.](else:)[Lonie goes to the bed, but realises that it's just a glitchy holographic mess, then sits down by the wall.] They put you down on a nearby chair. (text-style:"smear")["But it was horizontal?"] "Yeah, whatever, same difference." They turn their cap around so it blocks their face. [[Sweet dreams, Lonie->L2Intermission-1]] [[Sour dreams, Lonie->L2Intermission-1]] (if:$infoceilingEnthusiast is 1)[[Ceiling dreams, Lonie->L2Intermission-1]]

The two of you decide to just wait it out. Minutes pass, then... (if:$infoVirusGuy is 1)[ That same weirdo who kidnapped you shows up!](else-if:$infoHostile is 1)[One of those weird green creatures is back!](else:)[Some random short guy I don't know how to explain shows up!] (text-colour:#009a1a)["Hey. Remember me?"] He says with a grin. (if:$infoStrangerStoppedYou is 1)["Yeah, you're that weirdo stranger!" Lonie shouts. (text-colour:#009a1a)["Heheh, yer right I am. And you're coming with //me// now."]](else:)[You both just look at him like he's weird (because he is). He talks in a strange tone, as if it was a low voice pitched up digitally. (text-colour:#009a1a)["Seriously?"] He puts a hat on his head, completely obscuring his face, then takes it off again. (text-colour:#009a1a)["Doesn't ring a bell? At all?"] The two of you shake your heads. The stranger sighs. (text-colour:#009a1a)["Whatever, you're coming with //me// now."]] He grabs the two of you using a giant claw-like device. [[This can't be good->L2PULabCaptured-1]] [[This can't not be bad->L2PULabCaptured-1]]

(set:$infoWeirdLab to 1) You're taken to a nearby room. On the way in, you notice the sign next to the door, "Laboratory 03". It looks like some lecture hall that's been repurposed for weird sciencey stuff. You can tell by the sheer amount of boxes labeled "sciencey stuff" on the tables in the back. At the front, you see a table with some notes on them, as well as a row of glass chambers. They're all empty at the moment. You can tell by the sheer amount of nothing in them. For now. Throughout the room, you see a bunch of other(if:$infoVirusGuy is 1)[... what you assume to be "Kiro"s](else:)[ weird green guys, similar to this one.] They're all doing different tasks, such as sorting through boxes or just fooling around. The guy who took you here passes the claw-like device to the others. (text-colour: #009a1a)["All yours, Rotcod."] Rotcod, who is holding up the notes you saw, adjusts her glasses. (text-colour: #009a1a)["Good."] She then turns towards the others next to her. (text-colour: #009a1a)["Put 'em in the tube,"] she commands the others. [[Uh oh->L2Intermission-1]]

(text-style:"smear")["Uhhh how about we just move on?"] "Pft, okay." Lonie heads up to their room. [[>>Wheeee (that's you going up the stairs)->L2House-3]] [[>>Just go up the stairs->L2House-3]]

(enchant:?page,(bg:(gradient: 0, 0,#72b706,0.5,#72b706,1,#000000)))(set:$infoParallelUniverse to 1) (set:$infoVirusGuy to 1) (text-style:"blurrier")["UGH, LET... //GO//!"] (text-style:"blur", "fidget")[You wake up. Your screen light flickers on. You're being carried by a large claw-like device.] (text-colour: #69db7c)["Heh. Try to get out all you want, this bad boy's made outta tough stuff, and soon enough, you're going to a DUNGEON that's made of TOUGHER! STUFF!"] He laughs. Ah. Right. You were captured. The two of you are tossed into a room. It's a surprise your screen hasn't cracked at all. (text-colour: #69db7c)["That'll teach you not to mess with the Kiros."] Lonie groans. "All I want is my freakin' Zbox and *this* is what I get?" They mutter under their breath. [[>>Well then...->L2PUDungeon-1]]

(set:$infoWeirdLab to 1)The two of you enter the room. It looks like some lecture hall that's been repurposed for weird sciencey stuff. You can tell by the sheer amount of boxes labeled "sciencey stuff" on the tables. At the front, you see a table with some [[notes->L2PUCheckNotes-1]] on them, as well as a row of glass chambers. They're all empty at the moment. You can tell by the sheer amount of nothing in them. [[>>I think we've seen enough, let's leave->L2Intermission-1]]

You take a look at the "DUNGEON!!!" and try to peer inside through the door's window. It looks like a regular classroom, but decorated horribly. There seems to be some sort of bed, but you can see through it and it appears to be glitching out violently. In the room's ceiling, there appears to be a random small vent in the ceiling that clips through the wall...?(if:$ceilingEnthusiast is 1)[ As the local ceiling enthusiast, you do not approve of their interior design skills.] Well, that's not important because you're not in that room, you're out here safe and sound and away from terrible design choices. Look, even Lonie is scoffing at this room. [[>>Lab it is, I guess->L2PULabFree-1]]

This "bed" appears to be a heavily glitched out hologram. (if:$infoCode2 is 0)["Pft, what is this, some jokester's idea of torture?" Lonie says. You easily find a piece of paper under the bed, if you can even call it that.](else:)[That's a bed alright. (Well, no, it's not alright actually.)] (if:$infoCode2 is 0)[[What's it say?->L2PUReadCode-2]] [[Look elsewhere->L2PUDungeon-1.5]]

This is the door that would lead you out of the room. (if:$infoCode1 is 0 or $infoCode2 is 0)[Looks like the door is going to need some sort of password before you can open it...](if:$infoCode1 is 1 and $infoCode2 is 1)[Lonie looks at the pieces of paper you collected and types in the code "1 2 3 4".] {(if:$infoCode1 is 1 and $infoCode2 is 1)[[>>The door opens!->L2PUEscape-2]] (if:$infoCode1 is 0 or $infoCode2 is 0)[[Hm...->L2PUDungeon-1.5]]}

(set:$infoEscapedDungeon to 1) The two of you exit. (if:$friendlonie >=1)["Whew, we did it..." Lonie says and holds up their hand for a high five, promptly realises you don't have hands, then awkwardly hovers theirs above your screen face. You display a hand emoji on your screen and they gently bap you in the face. What a great team high five!(set:$infoHighFive to 1) The two of you notice a room across the hall with a sign labeled "Laboratory 03". "You thinkin' what I'm thinking?" Lonie gestures towards the door then looks at you.](else:)["...Looks like the coast is clear," Lonie whispers. It doesn't seem directed at you, though. You notice a room across the hall that says "Laboratory 03". It doesn't take long for Lonie to charge right in.] [[>>Juicy lab secrets time->L2PULabFree-1]]

You see a [[small vent->L2PUCheckVent-1]] on the wall, a [[withered plant->L2PUCheckPlant-1]], and a... [[bed?->L2PUCheckBed-1]] (if:$ceilingEnthusiast is 1)[You try your best to avert your eyes from the //dreadful// ceiling.] [[Try to leave through the door->L2PUEscape-1]] (if:$infoTimeWasted is 1)[[>>Just wait around->L2PUWait-1]](else:)[[>>Just wait around->L2PUWait-2]]

(text-style:"smear")["I wanna see those lemme see!"] You point at the notes by displaying a hand emoij on your screen. (if:$friendlonie is >=1)[Lonie stifles a giggle at your excitement. "Sure." Lonie brings you close to the notes and you're able to read together.](else:)["Pft, no way, I'm getting a look at these first," Lonie says while holding you farther away from the notes out of spite. (text-style: "smear")["Hey, come on!" You try to squirm as Lonie continually tries to keep you away.] Suddenly, they stop and gasp. //"Holy. Crap."// With this opening, you're able to jump out of their hands and onto the table yourself. Huh. I guess you can move freely. You then get a good look at the notes...] There are notes about... the Y-Omni-Universal Device? But that's...(set:$infoResearch to 1) [[>>Me?->L2Intermission-1]]

It says "1 2" (set:$infoCode1 to 1) [[>>Okay->L2PUDungeon-1.5]]

It says "3 4" (set:$infoCode2 to 1) [[>>Okay->L2PUDungeon-1.5]]

Your decision has been made. Lonie dissapears from your sight in the blink of an eye.. (text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)["goodbye and hello, then."]] (set:$infoOneMoreChance to 1) (set:$infoFlashlightGot to 0)(set:$infoFlashlightGotL3 to 0)(set:$infoStrangerSawYou to 0)(set:$infoStrangerStoppedYou to 0)(set:$infoBrother to 0)(set:$infoBrotherRoom to 0)(set:$infoParallelUniverse to 0)(set:$infoHostile to 0)(set:$infoVirusGuy to 0)(set:$infoStickGot to 0)(set:$infoCode1 to 0)(set:$infoCode2 to 0)(set:$infoAvoidedPlot to 0)(set:$infoTokimon to 0)(set:$infoSecretVent to 0)(set:$infoGotAway to 0)(set:$infoWeirdLab to 0)(set:$ceilingEnthusiast to 0)(set:$infoSawCameo to 0)(set:$infoTimespaceTalk to 0)(set:$infoWashroomMirror to 0)(set:$infoWashroomMirrorL3 to 0)(set:$pronouns1 to "it")(set:$pronouns2 to "it")(set:$infoFirstChoice to 0)(set:$infoEscapedDungeon to 0)(set:$infoHighFive to 0)(set:$infoNotebook to 0)(set:$infoResearch)(set:$infoKickedButt to 0) [[Ad infinitum.->Intro3]]

(if:$infoTokimon is 0)[There are posters hung on the wall. There are several different creatures with elemental themings to them. One of them looks like an ordinary beige fox with a very fluffy neck though. [[Compliment the posters->L1CheckPosters-2a]] [[>>Ask about the posters->L1CheckPosters-2b]]] (else:)[A cool Tokimon poster! [[>>Cool->L1House-3.5]]]

(text-style:"smear")["I like your posters! They're so...] [[>>Cool->L1CheckPosters-3a]] [[>>Cute->L1CheckPosters-3b]]

(set:$infoTokimon to 1)(set:$friendlonie to it+1) (text-style:"smear")["What's it a poster of?"] "It's a show called, uh, Tokimon," they explain hesitantly. (if:$friendlonie is >= 0)[They then add, "It's a game about catching these powerful creatures called Tokimon, and you like, fight with 'em 'n stuff."](else:)[They then add, "You wouldn't get it."] [[>>Cool->L1House-3.5]]

You see some [[posters->L1CheckPosters-1]] on the wall, plus some things on a desk which include a small [[pride flag->CheckFlag-1]] and a [[notebook->CheckNotebook-1]]. [[>>Let them sleep->L1House-4]]

(set:$infoWashroomMirrorL3 to it +1) (text-style:"smear")["Can I see the mirrors?"] (if:$infoWashroomMirrorL3 is 1 and $infoWashroomMirror is >=2)["Are you kidding me? This again?" They roll their eyes.] (else-if:$infoWashroomMirrorL3 is 2 and $infoWashroomMirror is >=2)[They just turn you towards themself as they stare at you straight on with a deadpan expression. "Are you done now?"(if:$friendlonie is >=1)[...They actually seem to be holding back an amused snicker.]] (else-if:$infoWashroomMirrorL3 is 1 and $infoWashroomMirror is 0)["Huh?" Lonie sounds confused for a moment. "Okay, sure." They then position you so that you can see yourself in the reflection. //Wow//, you are tiny. You really do just look like a mobile phone with a little smiley face, except with an added feature of having little bunny-like antennae ear things on top of you.] (else-if:$infoWashroomMirrorL3 is 2 and $infoWashroomMirror is 0)["Pff, what are you? Egotistical? Come on, let's look at something else," Lonie refuses to face you towards the mirror again.] (else:)[It's a mirror. Nothing special about it.] (if:$infoWashroomMirrorL3 is 1)[[You've seen enough->L3Washroom-1.5]] (if:$infoWashroomMirrorL3 is >=2)[[Aw...->L3Washroom-1.5]]

(set:$infoStrangerStoppedYou to 1) As you try to leave, a stranger in a trench coat and hat stops you. They seem oddly short and the hat's shadow obscures a lot of their face. (text-colour:#69db7c)["Hey. You,"] he says in a strange tone, as if it was a low voice pitched up digitally. Well, great, everything about this guy is pretty strange! Not very optimal qualities to have in a first impression, y'know. (if:$friendlonie is >=1)[[>>Run->L3Hallway-3a]] (if:$friendlonie is <=0)[[>>Run->L3Hallway-3b]]

(set:$infoStrangerSawYou to 1) (text-style:"smear")["Ehh I think we've seen enough."] (if:$friendlonie is >=1)["Yeah, this crap ain't haunted," Lonie laughs. "Guigi's Mansion is scarier than this!"](else:)[Lonie just pouts and turns to leave.] As the two of you leave, Lonie happens to hold you in a way that lets you see behind them. You notice a strange... short man in a trench coat staring at you? His face is completely obscured by shadow. (text-style:"smear")["//psst. Lonie!//"] You whispered. "What?" You manage to display a hand emoji pointing in the direction of the man. Damn, being a phone is freakin' awesome sometimes! Oh wait right- we're talking about the weird guy- Lonie notices the stranger, before he quickly leaves into the washroom you both just exited. [[>>Huh. Weird. Anyways...->L3Car-1]]

To your right, you see the [[sinks->L3CheckSinks]] and [[mirrors->L3CheckMirrors]]. It seems like nobody else is in here right now, as usual. (if:$ceilingEnthusiast is 1 and $infoAvoidedPlot is 0)[Somehow the ceiling looks worse than it did in the last loop. Nothing changed, you just think the longer you look at it, the more criticisms you have to give.] (else-if:$cielingEnthusiast is 1)[And of course, the ceiling could use a bit of work, but hey, it's a washroom ceiling so it's not like the standards should be high here...] (if:$infoParallelUniverse is 1 and $infoSecretVent is 1)[[Into the vent again?->L3VentConfirmation]] (if:$infoFlashlightGot is 1 and $infoSecretVent is 0)[[Use the flashlight->L3UseFlashlight]] (if:$infoParallelUniverse is 1 and $infoSecretVent is 0)[[>>Wonder if this washroom is related to the other world->L3Washroom-4]] (if:$infoAvoidedPlot is 1 and $infoFlashlightGotL3 is >=1)[[Use the flashlight->L3UseFlashlight]] (if:$infoAvoidedPlot is 0)[[>>Actually, let's just go home instead->L3Hallway-2]]

(text-style:"smear")["Hey, try shining the flashlight."] (if:$friendlonie is <=0)["You don't need to tell me that," Lonie snaps at you as they turn it on.] (else:)[Lonie nods and turns it on.] Interestingly, the light that comes out of the flashlight is a vivd (text-colour:#6f40fa)[violet] colour. When Lonie shines the flashlight downwards, you both notice a strange bright green trail of... something? You're not sure what it is. "Ew, what is that?" Yeah they don't know either. They follow the trail with their flashlight cautiously as it seems to slither along the floor, then up a wall into a stall. Lonie kicks opens the stall door. Empty, except for the continuing trail on the wall that leads upwards and... goes into a vent. "Holy crap..." Lonie says under their breath. [[>>Let's go!->L3Vent-1]] [[Creepy unspecified substance trail in a haunted washroom? Let's not... yet... (I wanna look around more first)->L3Washroom-3]]

(if:$infoParallelUniverse is 0)["Alrighty then... yeah, this is like... that scene from Stickventures 5," Lonie says as they climb up onto the toilet seat and hoists themself up the vent. There's a moment of struggle, but they manage to do it. "Jeez, can you even like, do anything useful? Like, I dunno, speed dial a magic teleporter or whatever?" You just put a shrug emoji on your screen. Lonie continues into the vent.](else:)["Oh, I am //never// getting used to this," Lonie says as they climb up onto the toilet seat again and hoists themself up the vent.] [[>>Continue this claustrophobic experience->L3Vent-2]]

You're still in an empty, dimly-lit washroom, in case you forgot. To your right, you see the [[sinks->L3CheckSinks]] and [[mirrors->L3CheckMirrors]]. Still nobody else here right now. (if:$ceilingEnthusiast is 1)[And of course, the ceiling could use a bit of work, but alas... washroom installers care not for the art of ceiling manufacturing.] [[It's venting time->L3VentConfirmation]] (if:$infoAvoidedPlot is 0)[[>>Actually, let's just go home instead->L3Hallway-2]]

Well, you've got all this time on your hands. Wanna talk? (if:$infoYourUniverseIs is 0)[[Let Lonie say something->L3Vent-3c]] [[Talk about Timespace->L3Vent-3a]] (if:$infoTokimon is >=1)[[Ask about Tokimon again->L3Vent-3b]] [[>>Nah, save it for later->L3Vent-3d]]

(set:$infoTimespaceTalk to 1) (text-style:"smear")["Do you ever see that weird voice in between the loops?"] "Weird voice?" Lonie asks. "No. For me, it's like... I blink and suddenly I'm back," they explain as they crawl through the vent. "You're hearing voices??" (text-style:"smear")["Seeing,"] you correct them. "You're *seeing* voices???" (text-style:"smear")["It's complicated."] (if:$infoYourUniverseIs is "totally awesome" or "totally lame")["Pft, are you //sure// you're not actually some spooky ghost person?" Lonie laughs. ]"Are you gonna explain it now or what?" (text-style:"smear")["There was this strange being... I think their name was Timespace? They were all mysterious 'n stuff... and they said they're the one who put us into this mess."] "Timespace, huh? Where'd they get that name? Run out of creative options at the name store?" Lonie joked around. (text-style:"smear")["I'm serious, that's what they said."] (if:$infoOneMoreChance is 0)[(if:$friendlonie is >= 1)["Yeah yeah, don't worry, I believe you, I just thought it was funny."](else:)["Yeah, //right.// Why don't you tell me I'm getting a Golden Box on my next Tokimon challenge run while you're at it?"]](if:$infoOneMoreChance is 1)[(if:$friendlonie is >= 1)["Yeah yeah, don't worry, I believe you, I just thought it was funny." After a pause, Lonie continued, "Though now that you mention it... I can't shake the feelng that I've heard of that name before..." They then shrugged. "Eh, maybe I was thinking of Timeline Biscuit. Uh, she's a character from Biscuit Run."](else:)["Yeah, //right.// Why don't you tell me I'm getting a Golden Box on my next Tokimon challenge run while you're at it?" As you continued, it seemed like something was bugging Lonie. They don't say anything about it though.]] (if:(history: where its name contains "L3Vent-3b")'s length is 0)[(if:$infoTokimon is >=1)[[Ask about Tokimon again->L3Vent-3b]]] (if:$infoYourUniverseIs is 0)[[Let Lonie say something->L3Vent-3c]] [[>>Continue silently->L3Vent-4]]

(text-style:"smear")["Hm... I wonder if the stuff we saw is related to that weird green world we saw."] (if:$friendlonie is >= 1)[Lonie thinks for a moment. "Well... I guess it *would* make sense. Somehow. With the kind of day we've been having, I wouldn't be surprised."](else:)["You're crazy," Lonie says while sighing.] Suddenly, someone walks into the washroom. Now normally this wouldn't be alarming but... this someone (if:$infoStrangerSawYou is 1 or $infoStrangerStoppedYou is 1)[is that weird guy from before!](else:)[is... well first of all, they look super shady and super duper short. Actually yeah that's about it.] (text-colour:#69db7c)["What's that I hear about some //weird green world?//"] (if:$infoStrangerSawYou is 1 or $infoStrangerStoppedYou is 1)[[>>You recognize this guy!->L3Washroom-5a]] [[>>Huh?->L3Washroom-5b]]

(text-style:"smear")["Hey, we recognize you!"] *"Shhh wait don't-"* Lonie tries to shush you, but the weird guy's already noticed you. (text-colour:#69db7c)["And //look what we have here...,//"] He says menacingly. (text-colour:#69db7c)["Aren't you quite a rare find!"] (if:$friendlonie >=2)[Lonie clutches you close to their chest. "What do you want with us //now//?!" They say defensively.](else:)[Lonie stands their ground. "Why don't you just make like a fly and //shoo//?"] (if:$infoVirusGuy is 1)[[>>Run!->L3Washroom-6a]] (if:$infoVirusGuy is 0 and $friendlonie is >=1)[[>>Run!->L3Washroom-6b]] [[>>Panic!->L3Washroom-6c]]

(enchant:?page,(bg:(gradient: 0, 0,#000000,0.5,#495057,1,#888888))) (text-style:"smear")["Huh?"] (text-colour:#69db7c)["And you've got quite a //special trinket// with you, huh?"] He grins, stepping closer. (if:$friendlonie >=2)[Lonie clutches you close to their chest. "This isn't yours." They say defensively.](else:)[Lonie stands their ground. "Why don't you just make like a fly and //shoo//?"] (text-colour:#69db7c)["Oh, that's not how we do things 'round here."] He takes something out of his trench coat, and suddenly it all fades to black. [[>>Aw pickles->L3PUCaptured-1]]

(set:$infoKickedButt to 1) (text-style:"smear")["We should run!"] You shout-whisper to Lonie. "I got a better idea," Lonie says with a smirk. They then kick the strange creature in the 'chest', toppling him over and once again revealing his true appearance. He looks like some strange little green man! Weird! He scrambles around, trying to get his bearings. On the floor, you can see a dropped teleporter device (you can tell because it says "teleporter" on it). [[>>To the car!->L3Car-1]] [[>>To the other universe!->L3Washroom-7]]

(text-style:"smear")["You think this leads to the other-?"] "Hm, maybe." Lonie picks up the button, hovering their hand over it. "Heh, only one way to find out." [[>>Woo!->L3PU-1Bonus]] [[>>Express a moderate amount of excitement for this occurrence->L3PU-1Bonus]]

You flash the text "Run" on your screen. Lonie nods and immediately books it out of there! It sucked so you hit the bricks! Good for you. (text-colour:#69db7c)["Hey!! Get back 'ere!!"] You hear the stranger calling out to you, fading out as the distance between you and him get larger. You and Lonie successfully escape to the nearby parking lot where their parents are waiting. [[>>Phew...->L3Car-1]]

(enchant:?page,(bg:(gradient: 0, 0,#000000,0.5,#495057,1,#888888))) You don't know what to say! It happened so suddenly! You just flash the word "panic" on your screen. "Hmph, I got this," Lonie mutters as they run up to the stranger with a balled up fist. Unfortunately, their moment of bravery is cut short when the strange man takes something out of his trench coat, and suddenly it all fades to black. [[>>Aw fiddlesticks->L3PUCaptured-1]]

(set:$infoParallelUniverse to 1) (set:$infoVirusGuy to 1) (enchant:?page,(bg:(gradient: 0, 0,#72b706,0.5,#72b706,1,#000000))) (text-style:"blurrier")["UGH, LET... //GO//!"] (text-style:"blur", "fidget")[You wake up. Your screen light flickers on. You're being carried by a large claw-like device.] (text-colour: #69db7c)["Heh. Try to get out all you want, this bad boy's made outta tough stuff, and soon enough, you're going to a DUNGEON that's made of TOUGHER! STUFF!"] He laughs. Ah. Right. You were captured. The two of you are tossed into a room. It's a surprise your screen hasn't cracked at all. (text-colour: #69db7c)["That'll teach you not to mess with the Kiros."] Lonie groans. "All I want is my freakin' Zbox and *this* is what I get?" They mutter under their breath. [[>>Well then...->L3PUDungeon-1]]

(if:$infoParallelUniverse is 0)[As you leave open the door, you find yourself inside of a building similar to the one you were in before, but... wrong. Lonie walks out of the building. The layout seems familiar.(if:$ceilingEnthusiast is 1)[ You don't even get time to give the ceiling a rating :(] As the outside world comes into view, the first thing you notice is the bright green sky. "What the..." Lonie says. The two of you then notice how every tree in the area looks... dead. They're all shriveled up and grey - not a single leaf in sight. On that note, there's no grass! Or any plants of any kind! Weird... In the distance, you spot some... people? Creatures? They look just as bright green as the sky. Wow, there are just so many questions and not enough answers right now!] (else:)[Well, here you are again. What now?] (if:$infoHostile is 0)[[>>Say hello to these creatures?->L3PU-2a]] (if:$infoWeirdLab is 1)[[>>Find the lab again->L3PULabFree-1]] (if:$infoWeirdLab is 0)[[>>Explore?->L3PU-2c]]

(if:$infoParallelUniverse is 0)[Lonie presses the teleporter button. (text-style:"bold","italic","shudder")[ZAP!] You now find yourself inside of a building similar to the one you were in before, but... wrong. Lonie walks out of the building. The layout seems familiar.(if:$ceilingEnthusiast is 1)[ You don't even get time to give the ceiling a rating :(] As the outside world comes into view, the first thing you notice is the bright green sky. "What the..." Lonie says. The two of you then notice how every tree in the area looks... dead. They're all shriveled up and grey - not a single leaf in sight. On that note, there's no grass! Or any plants of any kind! Weird... In the distance, you spot some... people? Creatures? They look just as bright green as the sky. Wow, there are just so many questions and not enough answers right now!] (else:)[Lonie presses the teleporter button. (text-style:"bold","italic","shudder")[ZAP!] Well... It seems to have worked! You're back in this strange land where the sky sucked all of the plants' green in the world like a straw or something. What now?] (if:$infoHostile is 0)[[Say hello?->L3PU-2a]] (if:$infoWeirdLab is 1)[[Find the lab again!->L3PULabFree-1]] (if:$infoWeirdLab is 0)[[Explore?->L3PU-2c]]

The two of you enter the room. It looks like some lecture hall that's been repurposed for weird sciencey stuff. You can tell by the sheer amount of boxes labeled "sciencey stuff" on the tables. At the front, you see a table with some [[notes->L3PUCheckNotes-1]] on them, as well as a row of glass chambers. They're all empty at the moment. You can tell by the sheer amount of nothing in them. [[>>I think we've seen enough, let's leave->L3Finale-1]]

(text-style:"smear")["That building over there looks interesting."] You point at the building with a hand emoji on your screen. "Sure, why not." Lonie walks inside. There doesn't seem to be anyone in here yet. Convenient. There are two rooms that catch your eye. One of them has a sign next to it saying "Labratory 03". The other room has a sign next to it with the word "classroom" crossed out in sharpie, and written on top of it is the word "DUNGEON!!!" (yes, including the exclamation marks) [[>>Check out the lab->L3PULabFree-1]] [[Check out the ~~classroom~~ DUNGEON!!!->L3PUCheckDungeon-1]]

You arrive home. Again. Wow, what a repetitive day, it's almost like you're in a time loop haha. [[>>Look at the camera knowingly and wait for the classic sitcom laugh->L3House-1]] [[>>Literally just be normal->L3House-2]]

You arrive home. What an eventful conversation! Or not so eventful conversation. Depends on what your definition of uneventful is. //[[adjective 1. not marked by interesting or exciting events. (Oxford)->L2House-1]]// //[[adjective : marked by no noteworthy or untoward incidents : (Merriam-Webster)->L2House-1]]//

(if:$infoResearch is 1)[Yeah, maybe this time you'll actually get to read them! (text-style:"smear")["We gotta read those quick or we'll get sent back!"] Lonie nods and begins flipping through them, looking for anything particularly interesting. Well, //all// of it is interesting to you because it's //about// you. For some reason. Why //are// there notes here about an invention Lonie's brother made anyway? One page piques your interest the most, though. (font:"Courier New")[=(text-style:"fidget")[" 11/29/XX22 M. Rotcod, Log 081 I finally found it. I have found what I believe to be the true reason behind this //merging// of realms. High energy readings are eminating from a powerful device constructed by some of the residents of the other realm. The Director is sending out a scout next week to locate this device and bring it to me for further research and experimentation. With my current, albeit limited findings, I hypothesize that destroying the device will sever the ties between our dimensions. Once I have it under my possession, I must take many safety precautions. Such an opportunity for test subjects is rare to come by. This concludes today's log. "] (set:$infoResearch to 2)](if:$infoResearch is 0)[(text-style:"smear")["I wanna see those lemme see!"] You point at the notes by displaying a hand emoij on your screen. (if:$friendlonie is >=1)[Lonie stifles a giggle at your excitement. "Sure." Lonie brings you close to the notes and you're able to read together.](else:)["Pft, no way, I'm getting a look at these first," Lonie says while holding you farther away from the notes out of spite. (text-style: "smear")["Hey, come on!" You try to squirm as Lonie continually tries to keep you away.] Suddenly, they stop and gasp. //"Holy. Crap."// With this opening, you're able to jump out of their hands and onto the table yourself. Huh. I guess you can move freely. You then get a good look at the notes...] There are notes about... the Y-Omni-Universal Device? But that's...(set:$infoResearch to 1)] (font:"")[= (if:$infoResearch is 2)[[>>Oh no->L3Finale-1]](if:$infoResearch is 1)[[>>Me?->L3Finale-1]]

(if:(history: where its name contains "L2PUCheckDungeon-1")'s length is 0)[You take a look at the "DUNGEON!!!" and try to peer inside through the door's window. It looks like a regular classroom, but decorated horribly. There seems to be some sort of bed, but you can see through it and it appears to be glitching out violently. In the room's ceiling, there appears to be a random small vent in the ceiling that clips through the wall...?(if:$ceilingEnthusiast is 1)[ As the local ceiling enthusiast, you do not approve of their interior design skills.] Well, that's not important because you're not in that room, you're out here safe and sound and away from terrible design choices. Look, even Lonie is scoffing at this room.](else:)[The door is locked. (if:$infoHostile or $infoVirusGuy is 1)[You already know what's in there anyway.] (if:$ceilingEnthusiast is 1)[Plus, you can smell that awful cieling infrastructure coming from a mile away... Let's not bother with that room.]] [[>>Lab it is, I guess->L3PULabFree-1]]

The two of you decide to just wait it out. Minutes pass, then... (if:$infoVirusGuy is 1)[ That same weirdo who kidnapped you shows up!](else-if:$infoHostile is 1)[One of those weird green creatures is back!](else:)[Some random short guy I don't know how to explain shows up!] (text-colour:#009a1a)["Hey. Remember me?"] He says with a grin. (if:$infoStrangerStoppedYou is 1)["Yeah, you're that weirdo stranger!" Lonie shouts. (text-colour:#009a1a)["Heheh, yer right I am. And you're coming with //me// now."]](else:)[You both just look at him like he's weird (because he is). He talks in a strange tone, as if it was a low voice pitched up digitally. (text-colour:#009a1a)["Seriously?"] He puts a hat on his head, completely obscuring his face, then takes it off again. (text-colour:#009a1a)["Doesn't ring a bell? At all?"] The two of you shake your heads. The stranger sighs. (text-colour:#009a1a)["Whatever, you're coming with //me// now."]] He grabs the two of you using a giant claw-like device. [[>>This can't be good->L3PULabCaptured-1]] [[>>This can't not be bad->L3PULabCaptured-1]]

(if:$infoStickGot is 0)[It looks like there's a loose stick in the plant. Lonie picks it up. (set:$infoStickGot to 1)] (else:)[This plant has nothing left to give.] [[Cool->L3PUDungeon-1.5]]

Unfortunately, this vent is too small for Lonie to crawl through, so you can't do that unless your phone body happens to sprout legs and arms right about now - and no that's not happening. (if:$infoCode1 is 0)[You notice a piece of paper sticking out from the vent but you can't reach it and it seems like most of the moveable furniture in this room is non-existant.] (if:$infoStickGot is 1 and $infoCode1 is 0)[[Use the stick->L3PUCheckVent-2]] [[Look elsewhere->L3PUDungeon-1.5]]

This "bed" appears to be a heavily glitched out hologram. (if:$infoCode2 is 0)["Pft, what is this, some jokester's idea of torture?" Lonie says. You easily find a piece of paper under the bed, if you can even call it that.](else:)[That's a bed alright. (Well, no, it's not alright actually.)] (if:$infoCode2 is 0)[[What's it say?->L3PUReadCode-2]] [[Look elsewhere->L3PUDungeon-1.5]]

This is the door that would lead you out of the room. (if:$infoCode1 is 0 or $infoCode2 is 0)[Looks like the door is going to need some sort of password before you can open it...] (if:$infoCode1 is 1 and $infoCode2 is 1)[[>>Time to escape!->L3PUEscape-2]] (if:$infoCode1 is 0 or $infoCode2 is 0)[[Hm...->L3PUDungeon-1.5]] (if:$infoEscapedDungeon is 1)[[>>We already know it let us through already!!!->L3PUEscape-2Bonus]]

Lonie lingers around for a little longer. "Maybe. You never know when these rumours are true, so that's why I like to explore it myself!" "Woahh does that mean you've-" "Not yet, I got class in just a sec, but I'm totally going in tomorrow." "Oh-em-gosh, Akari, you legally //have// to let me know what happens tomorrow!" "Pff, don't worry, I will!" [[>>Okay, now washroom time->L2Washroom-1]] [[>>Nah, let's go home now->L2Intro-7b]]

Lonie lingers around for a little longer. "Maybe. You never know when these rumours are true, so that's why I like to explore it myself!" "Woahh does that mean you've-" "Not yet, I got class in just a sec, but I'm totally going in tomorrow." "Oh-em-gosh, Akari, you legally //have// to let me know what happens tomorrow!" "Pff, don't worry, I will!" [[>>Okay, now washroom time->L3Washroom-1]] (if:$infoParallelUniverse is 0)[[>>Nah, let's go home now->L3Intro-4b]] (if:$infoParallelUniverse is 1)[[>>Nah, let's go home now->L3Intro-7]] (if:$infoParallelUniverse is 1)[[Tell them we already checked it out->L3Intro-5]]

(text-style:"smear")["We should totally tell them about the 'ghosts' haha,"] you whisper to Lonie. They snicker. (if:$infoOneMoreChance is 0)[(if:$friendlonie is >= 1)["Oh //absolutely//," they respond with a mischievious grin.](else:)["Alright."]] Lonie walks closer to the duo. "Hey. I heard you guys were talking about the //(text-style:"sway")[ghostly washrooms."]// Akari nods enthusiastically. "Yeah!! You heard it too?" "Oh, I've heard it all right," Lonie dramatically uses your phone screen as a flashlight to illuminate their face in a spooky way. "In fact, I've //been in there before."// Akari and the sunglasses girl both look at Lonie in awe! "That's so cool!!! Uh, hi! I'm Akari and this is my awesome buddy Primrose!" She points to the sunglasses girl AKA Primrose, who waves cheerfully. Primrose asks, "Oh-em-gosh, what was it LIKE in there?" Lonie does the //tch// noise you hear in animes or whatever. "It was //horrifying.// It was all //dark//, when suddenly, I saw..." They pause to build suspense. "WHAT'D'YOU SEE?" Akari and Primrose say in unison. [[Wait for it...->L3Intro-6a]] [[>>BOO!!!->L3Intro-6b]] [[>>*scary-noise.mp3*->L3Intro-6c]]

(if:$infoEscapedDungeon is 1)[Lonie taps their foot impatiently by the door. ]You see a [[small vent->L3PUCheckVent-1]] on the wall, a [[withered plant->L3PUCheckPlant-1]], and a... [[bed?->L3PUCheckBed-1]](if:$ceilingEnthusiast is 1)[ You are trying to avert your eyes from the terrible, terrible ceiling.] [[Try to leave through the door->L3PUEscape-1]] [[>>Just wait around->L3PUWait-1]]

(if:$infoCode1 is 1 and $infoCode2 is 1)[Lonie looks at the pieces of paper you collected and types in the code "1 2 3 4". ]The two of you exit. (if:$friendlonie >=1)["Whew, we did it..." Lonie says and holds up their hand for a high five, promptly realises you don't have hands, then awkwardly hovers theirs above your screen face. You display a hand emoji on your screen and they gently bap you in the face. What a great team high five!(set:$infoHighFive to 1) The two of you notice a room across the hall with a sign labeled "Laboratory 03". "You thinkin' what I'm thinking?" Lonie gestures towards the door then looks at you.](else:)["...Looks like the coast is clear," Lonie whispers. It doesn't seem directed at you, though. You notice a room across the hall that says "Laboratory 03". It doesn't take long for Lonie to charge right in.] [[>>Juicy lab secrets time->L3PULabFree-1]]

The two of you continue down the vent silently. (if:$infoOneMoreChance is 0)[(if:$friendlonie is >=3)[(set:$friendlonie to it -1) "$name?" Lonie asks. ... "Okay. Nevermind." They sound dissapointed.](else:)[They don't seem to mind that much.]] [[>>Okay.->L3Vent-4]]

(if:$infoWeirdLab is 0)[You're taken to a nearby room. On the way in, you notice the sign next to the door, "Laboratory 03". It looks like some lecture hall that's been repurposed for weird sciencey stuff. You can tell by the sheer amount of boxes labeled "sciencey stuff" on the tables in the back. At the front, you see a table with some notes on them, as well as a row of glass chambers. They're all empty at the moment. You can tell by the sheer amount of nothing in them. For now. Throughout the room, you see a bunch of other(if:$infoVirusGuy is 1)[... what you assume to be "Kiro"s](else:)[ weird green guys, similar to this one.] They're all doing different tasks, such as sorting through boxes or just fooling around. The guy who took you here passes the claw-like device to the others. (text-colour: #009a1a)["All yours, Rotcod."] Rotcod, who is holding up the notes you saw, adjusts her glasses. (text-colour: #009a1a)["Good."] She then turns towards the others next to her. (text-colour: #009a1a)["Put 'em in the tube,"] she commands the others.](else:)[You're taken to a nearby room. It's that laboratory again! Throughout the room, you see a bunch of other(if:$infoVirusGuy is 1)[... what you assume to be "Kiro"s](else:)[ weird green guys, similar to this one.] They're all doing different tasks, such as sorting through boxes or just fooling around. The guy who took you here passes the claw-like device to the others. (text-colour: #009a1a)["All yours, Rotcod."] Rotcod, who is holding up the notes you saw, adjusts her glasses. (text-colour: #009a1a)["Good."] She then turns towards the others next to her. (text-colour: #009a1a)["Put 'em in the tube,"] she commands the others. Yeah, yeah, you've seen this before. Why not dramatically say "uh oh" again anyways?] //[[>>Uh oh->L3Finale-1]]//

(enchant:?page,(bg:(gradient: 0, 0,#000000,0.5,#495057,1,#888888))) You flash the text "Run" on your screen. Lonie didn't seem to be paying attention to you at all. "What do you want from me, shortie? My lunch money? The quiz answers?" They stepped forward and chuckled with no hint of fear or any sense of stranger danger. (text-colour:#69db7c)["Oh I'd watch your mouth if I were you, //$name... and Lonie (text-style:"subscript")[glob dangit I rehearsed this and everything.]//"] "Wait, how'd you-" Before Lonie can finish, the man takes something out of his trench coat, and suddenly it all fades to black. [[Aw man->L3PUCaptured-1]] [[Aw beans->L3PUCaptured-1]] [[Aw crap->L3PUCaptured-1]]

(text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)["of course."]] She stares unnervingly, with no hint of clear emotion. (if:$infoResearch is >= 1)[ (text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)["you saw the notes, did you not?"]] She tilts her head to the side. "Well... yeah... but..." Lonie begins to say. ] (if:$infoResearch is 2)[They stop and realise. "I have to destroy $name."](if:$infoResearch is 1)[(text-style:"smear")["We didn't even get to look at them properly!"] You chime in. Timespace gets chillingly close to Lonie. (text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)["well then i suppose i must tell you myself"]]] (if:$infoResearch is 0)[(text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)["hm... somehow, you managed to avoid every chance to gain what you seek. how amusing."]] "W-what are you saying?" (text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)["i wanted it to be surprise for you to discover... but since you have been so unobservant i shall lay it out for you you must destroy $nickname if you want to be freed."]]] [[HUH->L3Finale-2.5]]

(enchant:?page,(bg:(gradient: 0, 0,#ffffff,0,#888888,1,#ffffff))) (text-style:"shudder")[=(if:$friendlonie is <= -4)["//Gladly.//"](else:)["Fine by me."] They smash you without hesitation. [[Ad finitum.->L3TheEnd]]

(set:$friendlonie to it+1) (text-style:"smear")["I won't ask you to do anything you don't want again"] They squint at you, as if they were unsure whether you actually meant it or not. "//...If you say so,//" they say through gritted teeth. They then seem to relax a little after a bit. Looks like it went alright. [[>>Phew.->L1CarFinish]]

(set:$friendlonie to it+1) (text-style:"smear")["I didn't mean to upset you."] They squint at you, as if they were unsure whether you actually meant it or not. "//...whatever.//" They roll their eyes and sink back into their seat. They then seem to relax a little after a bit. Looks like it went alright. [[>>Phew.->L1CarFinish]]

(text-style:"smear")["In my defense, you were the one who wanted to go in first-"] Lonie turns back to the window immediately with an annoyed //hmph//. Well that could've gone better. [[>>Oops->L1CarFinish]] //[[>>Fine, be that way >:(->L1CarFinish]]//

FUTILE ATTEMPT COUNTER: (set:$counter to visits)$counter (if:visits >= 1 and visits <=4)[(text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#ffd8a8)[. . . greetings. i'm afraid if you if you wish to return to play again you must initiate a new instance of this universe. . . .]]] (if:visits >= 2 and visits <=4)[(text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#ffd8a8)[ all it requires is a simple click. here. (icon-restart:"") pressing this button... will open a brand new instance. a copy, if you will. and once you leave this room, you will enter the //new// instance. nobody will know you there. not even i. . . .]]] (if:visits >= 3 and visits <=4)[(text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#ffd8a8)[ this instance will remain untouched if that was a curiousity.]]] (if:visits >= 4)[(text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#ffd8a8)[ lonie will always remember you as a (if:$friendlonie is >=1)[friend. you have done well for them. cherish it, even if fleeting even if it would be the same for anyone else even if it isn't real in your eyes.](if:$friendlonie is <= 0)[nuisance. you can always remedy that in another iteration or you could let it be. it isn't real after all, is it? it would be the same no matter who picked up this device, would it not?] ]]] (if:visits >= 5)[(text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#ffd8a8)[ no matter, i have no further thoughts. you may leave now. goodbye forever, $nickname. (icon-restart:"") ]]] (if:visits >= 10)[(text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#ffd8a8)[ . . . even after everything is over, you still manage to intrigue me. ]]] (if:visits >= 15)[(text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#ffd8a8)[ . . . waiting for something to happen?]]] (if:visits >= 69)[(text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#ffd8a8)[ nice ]]] (if:visits >= 100)[(text-style:"buoy")[(text-colour:#ffd8a8)[ lol what ]]] [[Return.->Start]]

(if:visits is 1)[It's a black school binder. You can't see inside of it, given that you can't exactly //open// it. You //can//, however, see the cover of the binder, consisting of a regular looseleaf paper with Lonie's name handwritten on it in the middle. Their writing is actually pretty neat. There are also little doodles of cartoony skulls and Cool S symbols on the margins of the page. The paper looks a bit damaged too, with a few rips and tears along the edges.](else:)[It's Lonie's school binder. There are doodles of cartoony skulls and Cool S symbols on the cover. It looks a little damaged.] [[Okay->L1CarInBag-1.5]]

It's a little dark in here, but the light from your screen illuminates some of the objects inside, such as a [[school binder->CheckBinder-1]], [[crumpled up pieces of paper->CheckCrumpledPapers-1]], and a [[deflated balloon->CheckBalloon-1]]. [[>>Wait it out until you get home...->L1CarFinish]]

(if:visits is 1)[It's a small collection of crumpled up pink pieces of paper, probably squished from tons of other things being shoved in here. You try your best to unravel at least one of the papers a little. After some struggling, you finally unravel one just enough to see the word "Detention" at the top. Detention slip, huh? Yeah, you aren't surprised that Lonie is a bit of a troublemaker at school.](else:)[It's a small collection of crumpled up detention slips. Lonie's quite the troublemaker, huh?] [[Okay->L1CarInBag-1.5]]

It's a deflated balloon. Somehow, you can feel the texture of it? It's a little damp. Maybe they used it as a water balloon earlier? [[Okay->L1CarInBag-1.5]]

(text-style:"bold","underline")[Youtube Song Playlist] A playlist of songs that I think would fit this game, made entirely out of video game OSTs (because I'm biased): (External Link) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLev5n5APlEPt0Ig_wT1NLDsEqqS0yvTCN (text-style:"bold","underline")[Concept Art Folder] A drive folder of concept art/sketches: (External Link) https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13t2aHSnvnfA7FHrehZ1xiktoO0D6S-Jd?usp=sharing --- [[Ad Infinitum->Start]]

(text-style:"smear")["Sounds rough, buddy."] "I know, it //is//!" [[Ask about the other door->L1House-2b]] [[>>Okay, I'm done now->L1House-3]]

(if: $pronouns1 is "it" or $pronouns1 is 0)[(set:$friendlonie to it+1)You see a flag with horizontal stripes. Their colours from top to bottom are a bright yellow, white, purple, then black. (text-style:"smear")["What's that?"] You ask. "Huh?" Lonie says, unsure of what you're looking at. (text-style:"smear")["The flag."] "Oh- that- well, I, uh..." Lonie stammers. This is the first time you've seen them act this nervous since you got here. "It's a... nonbinary flag... I uh, use they/them," they quietly say. [[>>"That's awesome because I do too! :0"->CheckFlag-2a]] [[>>"Oh, nice!"->CheckFlag-2b]]] (else:)[It's a nice looking flag! [[Look at something else->L1House-3.5]]]

(text-style:"smear")["What's up with that book?-"](set:$infoNotebook to 1) Lonie interupts you, "Private stuff." [[Okay->L1House-3.5]]

(text-style:"smear")["That's awesome because I do too! :0"] You display the little emoticon on your screen. Huh, neat. You didn't know you could do that!(set:$pronouns1 to "they")(set:$pronouns2 to "them") Their eyes light up. "Wait, really?" They then pause. "I mean, uh, that's um. That's cool. Or whatever. Yeah." They look a little more relaxed now. [[>>Cool->L1House-3.5]]

(text-style:"smear")["Oh, nice!"] "Uh... yeah," they said, a little surprised at how well you were taking this. "I, uh... realized I never asked you for yours." [[>>It's she/her->CheckFlag-3a]] [[>>It's he/him->CheckFlag-3b]] [[>>It's they/them->CheckFlag-3c]]

(enchant:?page,(bg:(gradient: 0, 0,#5a83db,0.5,#79bee0,1,#acdce4))) "Yeah I'm gonna hit the hay now. Don't be weird or whatever while I'm out," Lonie tells you as they leave you on a desk on the other side of the room. Now all you can see is the ceiling. The lights are turned off. [[>>Good night!->L1Intermission-1]]

(set:$pronouns1 to "she")(set:$pronouns2 to "her")(text-style:"smear")[I use she/her."] "Uh, cool... Yeah." They look a little more relaxed now. [[>>Cool->L1House-3.5]]

(set:$pronouns1 to "he")(set:$pronouns2 to "him")(text-style:"smear")[I use he/him."] "Uh, cool... Yeah." They look a little more relaxed now. [[>>Cool->L1House-3.5]]

(set:$pronouns1 to "they")(set:$pronouns2 to "them")(text-style:"smear")[I use they/them."] "Oh, uh, cool." They look a little more relaxed now. [[>>Cool->L1House-3.5]]

(text-style:"smear")["I like your posters! They're so cool!"] "Uh, thanks. I guess," Lonie responds. [[>>Ask about them->L1CheckPosters-2b]]

(text-style:"smear")["I like your posters! They're so cute!"] "Uh, thanks. I guess," Lonie responds. [[>>Ask about them->L1CheckPosters-2b]]

All of the "A"s display on your screen. "Yeah, mood," Lonie says in response as they catch their breath. "I guess we just... keep going and... maybe things'll go back to normal this time." [[>>Onwards we go->L2Intro-6]]

"Heh, easy peasy. What kind of a lousy password is 1234 anyway?" Lonie says while inputting the same code. (if:$friendlonie >=1)[[[Team high five?->L3PUHighFive]] Across the hall is the room labeled "Laboratory 03". "Wanna head back in?" Lonie gestures towards the door then looks at you.](else:)["...Coast looks clear," Lonie whispers. It doesn't seem directed at you, though. "Laboratory 03" is across the hall. It doesn't take long for Lonie to charge right in.] [[>>Juicy lab secrets time->L3PULabFree-1]]

They enter their room and jump into a seating position on their bed. "Okay. So. Gameplan, //now.//" [[>>Gameplan?->L2House-4]] (if:$friendlonie is >=2 and $infoNotebook is 1)[[Can I see the notebook now?->L2CheckNotebook-1]]

(text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#d88000)[intriguing. you ask me to stop, yet we've only met twice. something i forgot to erase, perhaps or perhaps even... a force beyond you knew.]] [[>>I don't understand->L2Intermission-3]] [[>>Huh?->L2Intermission-3]] [[>>Please explain->L2Intermission-3]]

(text-style:"smear")["HUH?"] (if:$friendlonie is >=1)["Wh- you jerk! Are you the one doing this to us?!"](else:)["Okay. What's your deal, though? Did you wake up and think it'd be //fun// to put me through //hell//?"] Timespace merely nods. "So you mean all of it? The looping? That weird other dimension? All that crap?" (text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)["i played many parts, yes. i manipulated your presence in time, and i merged two very intriguing universes it brings some '*spice*' into life, do you not agree?"]] "Well you're right about that, I *don't* agree." Lonie narrows their eyes at the entity. "In fact, I-//Ow!//" Lonie was interupted by Timespace charging up some energy in one of her scarf's appendages and shooting a bolt of energy at their arm. (if:$friendlonie is >=2)[ (text-style:"smear")["Lonie!"] You call out. "Don't worry, I'm- I'm fine," they said while clutching their arm.] (text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)["now to get to the point. lonie. will you destroy $pronouns2 ?"]] //(text-style:"shadow","buoy","subscript")[(text-colour:#f27c00)[this choice is out of your hands, $nickname]]// (if:$friendlonie is >=-1)[[Ad infinitum.->L3Finale-3a]] (if:$friendlonie is <=-2)[[Ad finitum.->L3Finale-3b]]

(enchant:?page,(bg:(gradient: 0, 0,#ffffff,0,#888888,1,#ffffff))) (text-style:"smear")["It's okay. You can destroy me."] (if:$friendlonie is >=1)["What are you saying? No, we can-" (text-style:"smear")["I'm letting you be free. Take it. I'll be okay."] Lonie looks at you, shaking. "Are... are you sure?" (text-style:"smear")["Yes."] They take a deep breath. Then they take hold of you, gently. Just like the first "day"... "Are you ready?" (text-style:"smear")["Yeah... yeah... Are you?"] (if:$friendlonie is >=4)["...No. I... Damn it... I'm sorry $name. For being a jerk to you, back when I first met you. You... you didn't- you don't deserve that." (text-style:"smear")["It's okay. It's gonna be okay."] "I just... Thank you. For... being there, I guess. Even if it wasn't for very long."](else:)["No... but we have to do this, don't we?"] (if:$infoYourUniverseIs is not 0)[Lonie pauses. "Hah... gonna go back to your $infoYourUniverseIs place?" (text-style:"smear")["I guess so!..."] "Heh... yeah..."] (if:$infoHighFive is >= 1)[Lonie holds out their hand for one last high five. You put a hand emoji on your screen. (text-style:"sway")[High five!] Well. No more stalling. "I'll miss you."]](else-if:$friendlonie is <= 0)[Lonie looks at you. "Are... are you sure?" (text-style:"smear")["Yes."] They take a deep breath. Then they take hold of you. "Well. You asked for it, so..."] (text-style:"bold","italic","tall","shudder")[[[CRASH!->L3Finale-4]]] (if:visits >= 2)[[[I'll miss you->L3TheEnd]] (align:"<==")+(box:"=XXXXXXXXXX=========")[[[This was fun->L3TheEnd]]] (align:"<==")+(box:"===XXXXXXXXXX=======")[[[Goodbye->L3TheEnd]]] (align:"<==")+(box:"=XX=")[[[You're now done->L3TheEnd]]] (align:"<==")+(box:"=======XXXXXXXXXX===")[[[Be seeing you->L3TheEnd]]] (align:"<==")+(box:"=========XXXXXXXXXX=")[[[Ad finitum->L3TheEnd]]]]

(text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)[ah. where are my manners. you may call me (text-style:"emboss","fidget","shadow","buoy")["timespace"]]] (text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)[this timeline has been very intriguing indeed it was a good choice to try, i believe yes]](if:$infoParallelUniverse is 1)[(text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)[ you even found the other realm i placed nearby]]](else:)[ (text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)[a shame you haven't even found the other realm yet.]]] [[>>Let us out please->L2Intermission-4]] [[>>You're awful->L2Intermission-4]]

(if:$friendlonie is -1)[They look unhappy.] (else:)[They look bored.](set:$infoReflection to it +1) (if:$infoReflection is 2)[Yep. That sure is a reflection. Must be very clean windows.](else-if:$infoReflection is 3)[They notice you staring at them. They don't do anything about it.](if:$infoReflection >= 4)[ They narrow their eyes at you with a look that says //don't you have anything better to do?//](if:$infoReflection >=5)[ You also give them a look that says //no I don't thanks for asking//. Well, to the best of your ability anyway. You're still getting used to this whole "being a phone" thing.] [[Hm.->CheckCarReflection]]

(text-style:"buoy")[(text-colour:#d88000)[oops.]](set:$counter to 1) (live:1s)[(set:$counter to it -1) (if:$counter is <= 0)[[OOPS?->Trailer-2]]]

(text-style:"smear")["OOPS?"] (text-style:"buoy")[(text-colour:#d88000)[i appear to have misplaced the graphics settings on this dimension]] [[WELL PUT IT BACK->Trailer-3]] [[WHERE???->Trailer-3]]

(text-style:"smear")["WELL PUT IT BACK!"] (text-style:"buoy")[(text-colour:#d88000)[here. look for it yourself. it builds character.]] You see a [[box->Trailer-4]]. (if:visits is 2)[UHHH TRY LOOKING AGAIN..?] (else-if:visits is 3)[It has to be around here somewhere!] (else-if:visits is 4)[[Why can't YOU find it???->Trailer-5]]

You search around the box. (if:visits is 1)[Nope. Nope. More junk. Nope. Gosh, it's so hard to explain anything without visuals! How could this happen?] (else-if:visits is 2)[(text-style:"buoy")[(text-colour:#d88000)[did you find it yet]] (text-style:"smear")["NO!! I HAVEN'T!!"]] (else-if:visits is 3)[This is useless...] [[Arghhh->Trailer-3]]

(text-style:"smear")["Why can't YOU find it???"] (text-style:"buoy")[(text-colour:#d88000)[¯\_(ツ)_/¯ i'm sure the game is fine without the graphics. take a look yourself]] [[Okay fine->Intro1]]

(if:$infoOneMoreChance is 0)[(set:$friendloniesave to $friendlonie)](text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#d88000)[greetings.]] (text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#d88000)[we meet again.]] [[>>Who are you?->L1Intermission-2a]] [[>>What's happening?->L1Intermission-2b]] [[>>(silence)->L1Intermission-2c]]

(text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#d88000)[who am i indeed. who am i is subjective you may ask me for i and yet you will know who am i to you but who are you? ]] [[>>This makes no sense!->L1Intermission-3]] [[>>This makes perfect sense to me I understand completely->L1Intermission-3]] [[>>This makes perfect sense to me I understand completely (sarcastically)->L1Intermission-3]]

(text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#d88000)[what is happening indeed. what is happening is subjective you may ask me for what and yet you will know what it is to you but what is? ]] [[>>This makes no sense!->L1Intermission-3]] [[>>This makes perfect sense to me I understand completely->L1Intermission-3]] [[>>This makes perfect sense to me I understand completely (sarcastically)->L1Intermission-3]]

(text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#d88000)[ confusion paralyses those who wonder how much do you wonder, $nickname? do you know? ]] [[>>This makes no sense!->L1Intermission-3]] [[>>This makes perfect sense to me I understand completely->L1Intermission-3]] [[>>This makes perfect sense to me I understand completely (sarcastically)->L1Intermission-3]]

(text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#d88000)[of course not you will get the answers you seek in another time]] (if:$infoOneMoreChance is 1)[(text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#d88000)[ i am curious to see how your journey will end this time.]]](if:$infoOneMoreChance is 1 and $friendlonie is > $friendloniesave)[(text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#d88000)[ somehow, it seems brighter. peculiar.]]] (if:$infoOneMoreChance is 1 and $friendlonie is < $friendloniesave)[(text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#d88000)[ your cold actions intrigue me.]]] (if:$infoReflection is <= 2)[(text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#d88000)[ before i leave i notice you haven't been using your full potential how boring. although not mandatory sometimes you may get something sweet if you look at things as many times as you can even in your own reflection. ]]] (text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#d88000)[ goodbye for now. ]] [[>>Return.->L2Intro1]]

"...a weird trail of //bright... green ectoplasm//." Lonie waved their hand around for effect. The duo gasps. "PLEASE tell me you were able to get a pic of it!" Primrose says. "Heh," Lonie responds. "I tried. I got my phone out to record it, but the strangest thing happened..." "Did it stop working?!" Akari guesses. "//Oh, even WORSE.// When I opened up my camera app, it..." [[>>BOO!!!->L3Intro-6b]] [[>>*scary-noise.mp3*->L3Intro-6c]]

(set: $friendlonie to it +1) (text-style:"smear","expand","sway")["BOO!!!"] You shout! Akari and Primrose scream and run out of the hallway. You can see them giggling as they leave. Lonie snickers again.(if:$friendlonie is >= 1)["Oh my GOD that was hilarious," Lonie says and (if:$infoHighFive is 1)[gives you another high five. Yeah!](else:)[holds up their hand for a high five, promptly realises you don't have hands, then awkwardly hovers theirs above your screen face. You display a hand emoji on your screen and they gently bap you in the face. What a great team high five!]](else:)["Nice." They seemed like they had fun!] [[>>Okay, now washroom time->L3Washroom-1]] (if:$infoParallelUniverse is 0)[[>>Nah, let's go home now->L3Intro-4b]] (if:$infoParallelUniverse is 1)[[>>Nah, let's go home now->L3Intro-7]]

(set: $friendlonie to it +1) (text-style:"smear","expand","rumble")[//!KRRRRK BOOM!//] You played a thunder sound effect! Akari and Primrose scream and run out of the hallway. You can see them giggling as they leave. Lonie snickers again. (if:$friendlonie is >= 1) ["Oh my GOD that was hilarious," Lonie says and (if:$infoHighFive is 1)[gives you another high five. Yeah!](else:)[holds up their hand for a high five, promptly realises you don't have hands, then awkwardly hovers theirs above your screen face. You display a hand emoji on your screen and they gently bap you in the face. What a great team high five!] ](else:)["Nice." They seemed like they had fun!] [[>>Okay, now washroom time->L3Washroom-1]] (if:$infoParallelUniverse is 0)[[>>Nah, let's go home now->L3Intro-4b]] (if:$infoParallelUniverse is 1)[[>>Nah, let's go home now->L3Intro-7]]

(set:$friendlonie to it +1)You stay silent, wondering if Lonie will say anything instead. As expected, they do. "So anyways... mystery phone thing... What exactly is your deal?" //Deal...?// As if reading your mind (though not //really// because I feel like that would be important information to bring up earlier), they resume their musings. "Are you like... a ghost or something? Do you come from like, some magic world?" (text-style:"smear")["Well..."] [[>>My universe is totally lame->L3Vent-3.5a]] [[>>My universe is totally awesome->L3Vent-3.5b]]

(set:$infoYourUniverseIs to "totally lame") (text-style:"smear")["Nah, my universe is just like this one but without the cool interdimensional phones and haunted washroom vents. It's totally lame."] "Really?" Lonie pauses, still moving. "I always thought you were like, some crazy weird spirit my brother dragged along. Didn't realise you were..." Their voice trails off before they finish the thought. "Well, I mean, I don't think my universe is *supposed* to have cool interdimensional phones and haunted washroom vents. That's pretty new, I think." (if:$infoTimespaceTalk is 0)[[Talk about Timespace->L3Vent-3a]] (if:(history: where its name contains "L3Vent-3b")'s length is 0)[(if:$infoTokimon is >=1)[[Ask about Tokimon again->L3Vent-3b]]] [[>>Continue silently->L3Vent-4]]

(set:$infoYourUniverseIs to "totally awesome") (text-style:"smear")["My universe is actually kinda like this one. It's totally awesome."] "Really?" Lonie pauses, still moving. "I always thought you were like, some crazy weird spirit my brother dragged along. Didn't realise you were..." Their voice trails off before they finish the thought. (if:$infoTimespaceTalk is 0)[[Talk about Timespace->L3Vent-3a]] (if:(history: where its name contains "L3Vent-3b")'s length is 0)[(if:$infoTokimon is >=1)[[Ask about Tokimon again->L3Vent-3b]]] [[>>Continue silently->L3Vent-4]]

(text-style:"smear")["Tell me more about Tokimon!"] (if:$infoTokimon is 1)["Oh, uh, okay." Lonie awkwardly says. "Well, you've already seen the poster. The one in the center's called Vivii." They continue talking about specific creatures and characters.](if:$infoTokimon is 2)["Uh, sure. What //haven't// I told you yet...," They wondered to themself. They go into detail about the story and meaning of one of the games.] (if:$infoYourUniverseIs is 0)[[Let Lonie say something->L3Vent-3c]] (if:$infoTimespaceTalk is 0)[[Talk about Timespace->L3Vent-3a]] [[>>Continue silently->L3Vent-4]]

"So basically, uh, hm... where do I start..." They wonder. "Okay, so there's like, these magic creatures, right?" You do your best attempt at a nod. "So like, there's all these different elemental typings and they're all weaker or stronger to others. Like, you've got the main trifecta of Flame, Water, and Nature. Also, uh, you go around collecting medals from different powerful Tokimon wielders, each themed around one or two different elemental typings." [[That sounds familiar!->L2CarRamble-2a]] [[Keep listening->L2CarRamble-2b]] [[>>Finish the car ride->L2CarFinish]]

(text-style:"smear")["Well, Tokimon sounds cool! Keep going!"] "R-right! Uh," Lonie said, as if they didn't expect this much enthusiasm from you. "I've only started playing since the Dawn and Dusk games... but I've been wanting to check out the older ones for a while. I heard the Bishop and Knight ones were pretty interesting." They go further into detail on the characters, settings, specific creatures and even a little battle meta. [[>>Finish the car ride->L2CarFinish]]

(text-style:"smear")["Tell me more about Tokimon!"] (if:$infoTokimon is 1)["Oh, uh, okay." Lonie awkwardly says. "Well, you've already seen the poster. The one in the center's called Vivii." They continue talking about specific creatures and characters.](if:$infoTokimon is 2)["Uh, sure. What //haven't// I told you yet...," They wondered to themself. They go into detail about the story and meaning of one of the games.] (if:$infoKickedButt is 1 and $friendlonie is >=1)[(if:(history: where its name contains "L3Car-2c")'s length is 0)[[[Talk about the weird green guy Lonie kicked->L3Car-2c]]]] (if:$friendlonie is >=1)[(if:$infoTimespaceTalk is 0)[[[Talk about Timespace->L3Car-2a]]]] [[>>Nah, save it for later->L3CarFinish]]

(text-style:"smear")["Team high five?"] You put a hand emoji on your screen. Without hesitation, your screen is met with Lonie's hand giving you a good ol' high five. (if:$friendlonie is >= 3)["Hell yeah!" They say with a giggle.] Across the hall is the room labeled "Laboratory 03". "Wanna head back in?" Lonie gestures towards the door then looks at you. [[>>Juicy lab secrets time->L3PULabFree-1]]

(text-style:"smear")[But we didn't learn anything new to stop it?] (text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)["correct."]] (text-style:"shudder")[//''"THEN WHAT WAS THE POINT OF ALL THAT??"''//] Lonie shouts. (text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)["it builds character"]] //"Well that's a DUMB reason to make us go through the same day- what, ten times?-"// (text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)["six."]] //"I don't GIVE A CRAP about the number! If you're so powerful why don't you freakin' LET US LIVE OUR LIVES ALREADY?"// (text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)["hm... i will admit i have been quite satisfied with your performance this time. i suppose i can be finished with this iteration"]] "So you'll do it? You'll let me see tomorrow?" (text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)[" yes. i suppose i will"]] Lonie heaves a heavy sigh of relief.(if:$friendlonie is >= 3)[ "And... Is $name staying with me?"] Timespace picks you up. (text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)["$nickname will return someday. i can promise you that much. but $pronouns1 can't stay right now."]] "Why's that?" (text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)["it is beyond your understanding. unless you are alright with trying to handle the secrets of the universes and beyond in your mortal mind. i am in fact curious of the effects"]] "Nope nevermind I'm good," Lonie nervously declines. (text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)["very well."]] She smiles. (text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)["you may also keep the shell of your brother's project,"]] she states, to Lonie's relief. Well. It's time for you to go. [[Say your final goodbyes->L3TrueFinale-3]]

(enchant:?page,(bg:(gradient: 0, 0,#ffffff,0,#888888,1,#ffffff))) (text-style:"smear")["Can I say goodbye first?"] (text-style:"shadow","buoy")[(text-colour:#f27c00)["if you must."]] They take a deep breath. Then they take hold of you, gently. Just like the first "day"... "Are you ready?" (text-style:"smear")["Yeah... yeah... Are you?"] (if:$friendlonie is >=4)["...No. I... Damn it... I'm sorry $name. For being a jerk to you, back when I first met you. You... you didn't- you don't deserve that." (text-style:"smear")["It's okay. It's gonna be okay."] "I just... Thank you. For... being there, I guess. Even if it wasn't for very long."](else:)["No... but you have to go, don't you?"] (if:$infoYourUniverseIs is not 0)[Lonie pauses. "Hah... gonna go back to your $infoYourUniverseIs place?" (text-style:"smear")["I guess so!..."] "Heh... yeah..."] (if:$infoHighFive is >= 1)[Lonie holds out their hand for one last high five. You put a hand emoji on your screen. (text-style:"sway")[High five!] Well. No more stalling. "I'll miss you."](else-if:$friendlonie is <= 0)[Lonie looks at you. "So... you're really going?" (text-style:"smear")["Yes."] Lonie nods solemnly. "Good luck, wherever you're going."] (text-style:"bold","italic","tall","buoy")[[[Goodbye->L3TrueFinale-3]]] (if:visits >= 2)[[[I'll miss you->L3TheEnd]] (align:"<==")+(box:"=XXXXXXXXXX=========")[[[This was fun->L3TheEnd]]] (align:"<==")+(box:"===XXXXXXXXXX=======")[[[Goodbye->L3TheEnd]]] (align:"<==")+(box:"=XX=")[[[You're now done->L3TheEnd]]] (align:"<==")+(box:"=======XXXXXXXXXX===")[[[Be seeing you->L3TheEnd]]] (align:"<==")+(box:"=========XXXXXXXXXX=")[[[Ad finitum->Start]]]]

(text-style:"smear","expand","fidget")[BECAUSE THIS OPTION WAS NOT PRECEDED BY ">>", YOU MAY RETURN TO YOUR PREVIOUS SELECTION WITHOUT THE USE OF THE DEVICE'S BUILT IN "UNDO" BUTTON. THIS IS COMMON WHEN LOOKING AROUND ROOMS OR HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH ROOM FOR MULTIPLE TOPICS.] [[OK.->Intro2.25]]

(text-style:"smear","expand","fidget")[WELCOME, "$name" TO THE Y-OMNI-UNIVERSAL DEVICE.] (text-style:"smear","expand","fidget")[IN THIS WORLD, YOU WILL HAVE TO MAKE SOME CHOICES.] (text-style:"smear","expand","fidget")[IF THEY ARE PRECEDED BY ">>", IT MEANS YOU ARE PROGRESSING AND LEAVING THE OTHER CHOICES NEXT TO IT BEHIND.] (text-style:"smear","expand","fidget")[DO YOU UNDERSTAND?] [[>> YES. -> Intro2.5]] [[NO. -> Intro2.75]]

(text-style:"smear")["I think I have something like that in my world!"] Their eyes lit up. "Really?" (text-style:"smear")[Yeah but it's called something else."] "Huh. That's interesting, I guess." [[Keep going!->L2CarRamble-2b]] [[>>Finish the car ride->L2CarFinish]]

Lonie takes you to their room again. They sigh as they sit on their bed again. (if:$friendlonie is >=1)[They prop you up on the lamp next to their bed.](else:)[They just plop you onto the nightstand next to them. How //comfortable// (sarcastically).] "Isn't this messed up?" Lonie says. "No matter what, we can't figure out how to get out of this." They put their hand on their face. "And we've only been here for- what? Two or three times? God, what if this lasts for... weeks, or months, or... years?" They pause. "Is there any way out of this?" [[>>You don't know->L3Finale-1]] [[>>You don't know->L3Finale-1]] [[>>You don't know->L3Finale-1]]

(text-style:"smear")["Can I see the notebook now?"] "Huh?" Lonie blinks in confusion for a moment, then notices your gaze towards the notebook next to them. "Oh. Uh, sure, I guess." They open it up and flip around a few pages before stopping at one and hesitantly turning the book towards you. (if:$infoTokimon is >=1)[It looks like a bunch of sketches of those Tokimon creatures Lonie mentioned earlier. Some of them are surrounded by fire and some are surrounded by lightning.](else:)[It looks like a bunch of sketches of magic animals with fire powers and electricity or something.] [[>>Those look awesome!->L2CheckNotebook-2a]] [[>>Can I see more?->L2CheckNotebook-2b]]

(text-style:"smear")["Those look awesome!"] Lonie looks shy. "Uh, thanks." They partially covered their face with the book before closing it. "Those ones were, uh, kinda old but... I think they still hold up." Lonie suddenly puts the book down on the bed. "Hold on, we're getting sidetracked here." [[>>Oh right->L2House-3]]

(text-style:"smear")["Can I see more?"] "Well, I dunno, most of it's kinda old, so..." They shyly cover part of their face with the book. Lonie suddenly puts the book down on the bed. "Hold on, we're getting sidetracked here." [[>>Oh right->L2House-3]]

(text-style:"smear")["Gameplan?"] "Y'know... how last time I went to sleep and then we got half-Groundhog Day'd? Gameplan to NOT do that again?" They pause, then resume their musing. "Y'know... I can't believe I'm saying this, but maybe that 'haunted washroom' thing is somehow related to this mess? Like, that can't be a coincidence, right?" They sigh. "Well? Got any (text-style:"sway")[//bright ideas,//] $name?" You can't tell if they're being sarcastic or not. [[>>Kill god, obviously->L2Intermission-1]] [[>>I have no idea->L2Intermission-1]]

(text-style:"smear")["So... about that weird green guy you kicked..."] You whisper. "I know, I was so cool, right?" Lonie excitedly whispers back. //Conveniently, you're lucky the two of you are being quiet and the car radio is on or else Lonie's mom would think you're crazy.// [[That was really dangerous!->L3Car-3a]] [[That was really cool!->L3Car-3b]] [[That was really rude!->L3Car-3c]]

(text-style:"smear")["That was really dangerous!"] (if:$friendlonie is <=0)[Lonie rolled their eyes. "And //you're// really //boring//," they said while crossing their arms.(set:$friendlonie to it-1) They don't feel like talking anymore.](else:)[Lonie playfully elbowed you. (if:$nickname is "henry")["God, are you legit just a copy of my brother or something?"](else:)["And what are you, my brother's secret clone?"] They joked around.] (if:$friendlonie is >=1)[(if:(history: where its name contains "L3Car-2b")'s length is 0)[(if:$infoTokimon is >=1)[[Ask about Tokimon again->L3Car-2b]]]] (if:$friendlonie is >=1)[(if:$infoTimespaceTalk is 0)[[[Talk about Timespace->L3Car-2a]]]] [[>>Nothing else to talk about->L3CarFinish]]

(set:$friendlonie to it+1) (text-style:"smear")["That was really cool!"] "I know right?!" Lonie whisper-shouted, practically starry eyed. "He was all like, creepy and stuff and I just kicked him in the face! Like, haha, take //that//, sucker!" (if:$friendlonie is >=1)[(if:(history: where its name contains "L3Car-2b")'s length is 0)[(if:$infoTokimon is >=1)[[Ask about Tokimon again->L3Car-2b]]]] (if:$friendlonie is >=1)[(if:$infoTimespaceTalk is 0)[[[Talk about Timespace->L3Car-2a]]]] [[>>Nothing else to talk about->L3CarFinish]]

(set:$friendlonie to it-1) (text-style:"smear")["That was really rude!"] "Wh- //'rude'//? That guy was creepy, it was //self-defense!//" They whisper-shouted and crossed their arms with a //hmph//. "Buuuut if you //wanted// to get kidnapped or stabbed why didn't you just //say so//?" They snarked. (if:$friendlonie is >=1)[(if:(history: where its name contains "L3Car-2b")'s length is 0)[(if:$infoTokimon is >=1)[[Ask about Tokimon again->L3Car-2b]]]] (if:$friendlonie is >=1)[(if:$infoTimespaceTalk is 0)[[[Talk about Timespace->L3Car-2a]]]] [[>>Nothing else to talk about->L3CarFinish]]

(text-style:"smear")["Let's go home"] "Yeah, you're right, we already know what's in there anyways." [[Time to skedaddle->L3Car-1]]