Just Another Regular Evening, Actually

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bzzzzt bzzzzzzt bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzt [[check your phone]]

reaching into your pocket, you pull out your phone to see a text from Dad [[read it]] [[put the phone away]]

"Hi, it's your dad." yeah, you are aware of that fact. dad is literally written as the contact name. good job father "Can you give me a call soon?" oh cool. no details. just another vague text from him also nice. calling. its 2018. cant we just text [[give him a ring]]

you swipe the message away without even looking staring into the distance, you let out a Deep Sigh and close your eyes it's not like it could have been anything Important. ''//bad end - refusing the call//''

you know he probably wont even pick up straight away and then he'll call again when you're busy and you cant pick up and then get angry that you couldnt answer the phone its how it always is still, you press the dial button and [[wait]]

[[beep]]

[[beep beep]]

[[beep beep beep]]

click. [["Hello?"]]

"hey dad it's..." oh. name. yeah. tell him your name here please cheers <<textbox "$name" "">> [[tell him it's you]]

"hey dad it's $name whats up" "Oh, hi $name. I need help. I pressed the wrong button on the TV and now it's" oh. for. god's. !SAKE [[...]]

you listen to his journey that despite being a simple thing that could have been described in text without sounding like an emergency has instead taken ten-fifteen minutes of descriptions, repetitions, exaggerations, anxieties, repetitions, yelling (dude chill its a tv it cant hear ya), arguments between him and mum and repetitions "dad, just press the button on the bottom right" ''"I DID THAT!"'' wincing at him yelling, you sigh and tell him just to try it over the phone you hear bitter grumbling and name calling whispered under his breath as he fiddles with the remote before letting out a sigh of relief "Thank you, $name. I appreciate the help." ...then what was that all about [[say goodbye and hang up]]

before you even get the satisfaction of saying goodbye and hanging up, your dad says he needs to go now and he appreciates the help before giving a hurried bye love you that barely gives you time to respond before hanging up //typical.// now, where were you again? oh yes. [[A Good Sweet Nappy Nap.]]

you put your phone back into your pocket and try and settle back in bed slep is needed slep is good you feel your eyes closing and your mind drifting [[awa]]

''KNOCK'' [[.]]

!!!KNOCK [[..]]

!!KNOCK [[....]]

!KNOCK [[groan]]

''KNOCK'' !KNOCK [["im coming"]]

!KNOCKKNOCKKNOCKKNOCKKNOCKKNOCKKNOCK [[get up]]

you let out a loud begrudging Sigh and s h u f f l e s l o w l y o u t o f b e d !KNOCK !KNOCK !knock !K N O C K [[answer the door]]

you c r a w l towards the door as the frequent knocking continues God. why wont they just leave you alone!? click. creeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak [["oh. it's you."]]

ah. there they are. you did arrange to get coffee with the person who asked you out you had completely and ''utterly'' forgotten thanks to that absolute crapshow of a work day you had [[let them in]] [[close the door on them]]

"hey sorry work was tiring so i was having a nap. im not quite ready yet. can you give me five minutes please?" you hold the door for them and with a sigh they come in, observes the mess and sits down. //"It's fine... I mean we'll only be leaving a few minutes late. Not like the coffee shop will close or the world will End just cause we're running late."// you let out a chuckle as you brush your hair and spray yourself with some Certified Smelly Stuff^^TM^^ to smell Good [["what if it does End though?"]] [["that's true. let's get goin"]]

"yeah sorry cant do today bye" you dont even grace them with a response as you shut the door on them. you need to catch these Zzz's after all [[go back to bed]]

you walk back to bed and start to dri ''SNORT'' [[wake up]]

you cant help but joke about the world Ending but considering the experiments that company is known for doing you wouldnt be surprised... nah you laugh off those anxieties and listen to them laugh too //"Well, at least we get to go out drinking coffee."// they out a ''l o u d'' guffaw ...cute. "guess that's alright then" the two of you laugh together before heading out for what will hopefully be a lovely evening once you get there you take a free table and its time to make your order [[coffee|coffee2]] [[tea|tea2]] [[hot chocolate|choco]] [[can i get a big ol' bucket o' beer?|beer]]

your snort wakes you up with a blush. tho no-one was watchin you feel real embarrassed after that you stretch and pick up your phone to check the [[time]] it's late. damn. you should probably get ready for bed [[right?]] [[wrong.]]

aw nuts. youve been asleep for 3 hours. pretty dang good nap and you needed that but now the evening has been wasted away and its night [[rip|wake up]]

right. yes. sleep. you start to get changed into your pyjamas instead of your regular work clothes that you napped in. you settle back into bed and while it takes a long time you eventually finally fall asle ''//neutral end - catch these zzzz's//''

you know you wont be able to sleep so ya might as well stay up you put on one of your favourite tv shows over the action comedy drama etc etc you don't notice the noises outside and after some time passes your eyes get ''HEAVY'' and then you fall asleep for the last time ''//bad end - goodnight sweet prince//''

the two of you leave your place together and make idle chitchat on the way once you get there you take a free table and its time to make your order [[coffee]] [[tea]] [[hot chocolate]] [[can i get a big ol' bucket o' beer?]]

you go to the bar after you get your date's order and ask for a black coffee for yourself and a hot chocolate for them "That will be £12." you feel your eyes bulge a bit. $ pricey. $ of course it was though. this coffee shop was one purchased by *that* monopolistic corporation after all. first magazines then newspapers then science and tech and now even innocent little once hipster coffee shops you let out a sigh and [[pay the barista knowing that it's not their fault and they're doing their best]]

you go to the bar after you get your date's order and ask for a tea for yourself and a latte for them "That will be £14.50." you feel your eyes bulge a bit. $ costly. $ of course it was though. this coffee shop was one purchased by *that* monopolistic corporation after all. first magazines then newspapers then science and tech and now even innocent little once hipster coffee shops you let out a sigh and [[pay the barista knowing that it's not their fault and they're doing their best|pay the barista]]

you go to the bar after you get your date's order and ask for a hot choco for yourself and an oolong tea for them "That will be £10." you feel your eyes bulge quite a bit. $ expensive. $ of course it was though. this coffee shop was one purchased by *that* monopolistic corporation after all. first magazines then newspapers then science and tech and now even innocent little once hipster coffee shops you let out a sigh and [[pay the barista knowing that it's not their fault and they're doing their best|pay]]

after you get your date's order you go to the bar and slam you fist down hard "do ya have a big ol' bucket o' beer? oh and a diet cola thanks." the barista is a bit startled and not just because of the volume but also because this does not seem like the kind of establishment that would serve alcoholic beverages even this late in the evening //thank you very much// but despite that, they reach under the table and grab a literal large red bucket with yellow handles before going into a backroom two minutes later they return with the bucket filled with beer - and no sand despite the appearance or at least thats what they insist - and a diet cola only 3 quid $ cheap $ you pay them and return to the table "heres the drinks" //"A literal bucket of beer? Good luck drinking all that!" your date gives out a loud hearty laugh. [[cute.]]

carrying the tray - holding the world's smallest cups of coffee and hot chocolate what an absolute rip-off jesus christ £12 for just two tiny cups how do they get away with this!? unbelievable. absolutely unbelievable. - to the table, you give a faux smile to your date "sorry about the size they didnt have anything bigger" you say - unable to contain your irritation behind the cheshire they shrug //"It's to be expected, I guess. Sorry for dragging you here. And thanks for ordering."// so nice and polite even when clearly irritated too... [[how cute.]]a

now that you're drinking your hot drink and chatting with your cute date you should work out what to talk about [[ask about video games]] [[ask about their day]]

carrying the tray - holding the world's smallest cups what an absolute rip-off jesus christ so much for just two tiny cups how do they get away with this!? unbelievable. absolutely unbelievable. - to the table, you give a faux smile to your date "sorry about the size they didnt have anything bigger" you say - unable to contain your irritation behind the cheshire they shrug //"It's to be expected, I guess. Sorry for dragging you here. And thanks for ordering."// so nice and polite even when clearly irritated too... [[how cute.|really cute.]]a

carrying the tray - holding the world's smallest cups of tea and latte what an absolute cheat bloody hell 14 quid 50p for just two tiny cups how is this possible how do they stay in business with prices like these!? ridiculous. absolutely ridiculous. - to the table, you give a faux smile to your date "sorry about the size they didnt have anything bigger" you say - unable to contain your irritation behind the cheshire they shrug //"It's to be expected, I guess. Sorry for dragging you here. And thanks for ordering."// so nice and polite even when clearly irritated too... [[how cute.]]a

carrying the tray - holding the world's smallest cups of oolong tea and deluxe white hot chocolate with sprinkles marshies (why do you even call marshmallows that you Child) and a crap tonne of cream mmmm cream delicio-erh, what an absolute scam bloomin' 'eck a tenner for just two tiny cups why do people let this happen by comin' here!? absurd. completely absurd. - to the table, you give a faux smile to your date "sorry about the size they didnt have anything bigger" you say - unable to contain your irritation behind the cheshire they shrug //"It's to be expected, I guess. Sorry for dragging you here. And thanks for ordering."// so nice and polite even when clearly irritated too... [[how cute.]]a

you laugh along with them as you start into your 3 or 4 pints of beer in the bucket and chat along with them as you progressively get drunker you can tell they're either finding you more charming or more awkward. one of the 2. they're either uncomfortable or having a great time. who knows? not you. especially not after your second bucket. or your third. even when getting a taxi home with them. or hearing them say something like //"outta control"// you do know [[the next day]]

now that you're drinking your hot drink and chatting with your cute date you should work out what to talk about [[ask about video games|before you can ask]] [[ask about their day|before you can ask]]

you wake up to see a text its hard to read due to the blurriness invading your eyes and head and mind and everything really why did you keep drinking it reads as thus //"w u d h v b e g d n g h f u d d n' d in so m ch but l ts do a a n & ll j in in ;"// ''//hungover end - is this a good end?//''

everything went red at some point during the night. what sounds like screaming fills the air. you dont know why. youre barely conscious. your date is somewhere. probably left after the first red came into the cafe. sirens now. ouch. bad for your drunk ears. you look up and feel blinded. is that the sun? oh. it is. ''//bad end - its the end of the world and i feel wasted//''

"hey do you play any video games" //"Yeah, I'm a fan of some platformers, visual novels and RPGs..."// Oh. My. Gosh. theyreperfectformethatsallyoucanthinktheyresogoodforme //"Though I feel text adventures and Interactive Fictions have had their day."// ...oh. uh. [[insert meta joke here]]

you decide to not get too nerdy on them and risk spooking them by instead asking them about their day instead of video games //"My day? Oh, pretty boring. Just studying for an exam. Law is fun sometimes but I just need a break sometimes... Hence..."// and they point at you with a big ol' charmin grin oh yeah! they were a law student in their final year weren't they? maybe they like those silly little anime lawyer games you like the- you shake your head. stop! nerding!! out!!! //"How was your day?"// [[you let out a groan.]]

you dont really wanna think about work at the fast food place again. rude people. jerks. being yelled at by management for things that werent your fault. lots of shoplifting today. like lots. ''so'' much shoplifting. way too much. demands for food you dont even serve. your rival company serves those! not you!! only benefit of this fast food place is it pays amazingly because it's owned by those Great Empire Corporate D-Bags and despite their monopoly they do believe in fair payments to their employees you still hate them though but whatever anyway you relay all these issues - A LOT OF SHOPLIFTING - to your date they let out an apology and put a caring hand on your shoulder "so much shoplifting" is all you can [[say]]

before you can even get the question out of your lips, you feel the ground rumble and shake like the protein drinks you totally make when you definitely go to the gym yup totally sirens start to loudly blare through the streets and cafe and you hear people start to run away and scream "whats going on" you ask your date they point at the tv in the corner ''"FOLKS IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD"'' you cant help but laugh as your date runs away screaming at you to follow as the sun begins to fall towards you you had jokingly predicted this literally a short time earlier and as you laugh you burn to death ''//bad end - apocalypse when? now? oh. alright.//''

you talk about the shop lifting - good LORD there was so much of it - for a bit longer and they talk about all the ways the law can deal with it and you have a great conversation and evening before finally splitting up hours later the night ends with trading numbers and you going home to go rest just as you're about to sleep bzzt bzzzt [[check your phone|check phone]]

maybe it was your date wanting to talk about the evening? "Hi, it's your dad." oh GOD'S SAKE "Can you give me a call soon?" ''//best end - book ending Just Another Regular Evening//''

you make a meta joke that makes no sense not even to you because of course only You (the player not $name) realise that this is an IF and not reality still it leads into some confusing stuff that goes into talks about sentience [[life the universe and everything]] nice one and soon you find you have a lot to [[say]]

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