<audio autoplay loop volume="0.3">
<source src="defaultsong.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">
</audio>
<audio autoplay loop volume="0.3">
<source src="startsong.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">
</audio><<if $narBlue is false>><<set $narBlue to true>>
<<audio narBlue play>><<type 45ms>>\<span style="background-color: black">
You choose to sever the blue wire. The indicator has returned to its default position.
Radiation levels are now [[unknown.|Unscrew the side]]
<<set $hasBlue to true>></span><</type>><<set $time to $time + 1>>
<<else>>
<span style="background-color: black">
You choose to sever the blue wire. The indicator has returned to its default position.
Radiation levels are now [[unknown.|Unscrew the side]]
<<set $hasBlue to true>></span><<set $time to $time + 1>>
<</if>>
<<if $hasPoison is false && $narPlummet is false>><<audio narPlummet play>><<type 47ms>>\<span style="background-color: black"><<set $narPlummet to true>>
In your attempt to remove the hammer from the apparatus by severing the string, you unwittingly accelerated the very process the setup was designed for.
As the string was cut, the hammer plummeted, shattering the flask.
You might guess what happened to the cat. //(It died an excruciating death).// </span><</type>>
<<timed 15s>><span style="background-color: black">[[RUN THE EXPERIMENT AGAIN|RewindTransition]]
<<set $hasHammer to false>>
<<set $hasPoison to false>>
<<set $hasPet to false>>
<<set $hasSmashedDevice to false>>
<<set $hasRed to false>>
<<set $smashed to false>>
<<set $hasBlue to false>>
<<set $hasNo to false>>
<<set $time to 0>>
</span><</timed>>
<<elseif $hasPoison is false && $narPlummet is true>>
<span style="background-color: black">
In your attempt to remove the hammer from the apparatus by severing the string, you unwittingly accelerated the very process the setup was designed for.
As the string was cut, the hammer plummeted, shattering the flask.
You might guess what happened to the cat. //(It died an excruciating death).//
[[RUN THE EXPERIMENT AGAIN|RewindTransition]]
<<set $hasHammer to false>>
<<set $hasPoison to false>>
<<set $hasPet to false>>
<<set $hasRed to false>>
<<set $hasBlue to false>>
<<set $hasNo to false>>
<<set $time to 0>>
</span>
<<elseif $hasPoison is true && $narAcq is true>><span style="background-color: black">
You successfully severed the string that tied the hammer with the radiation monitor, and [[acquired it.|Inspect the device]]</span><<set $time to $time + 1>>
<<set $hasHammer to true>><<set $narAcq to true>>
<<elseif $hasPoison is true && $narAcq is false>><<audio narAcq play>><<type 43ms>>\<span style="background-color: black">
You successfully severed the string that tied the hammer with the radiation monitor, and [[acquired it.|Inspect the device]]</span><</type>><<set $time to $time + 1>>
<<set $hasHammer to true>><<set $narAcq to true>>
<</if>><<if $narMutant is false>><<audio narMutant play>><<type 45ms>>\<span style="background-color: black">
W-what are you doing? NO!!!!! Have you completely lost your mind?
</span><</type>>
<span style="background-color: black"><<timed 5s>>[[RUN THE EXPERIMENT AGAIN|RewindTransition]]<</timed>></span>
<<set $hasHammer to false>>
<<set $hasPoison to false>>
<<set $hasSmashedDevice to false>>
<<set $hasPet to false>>
<<set $hasRed to false>>
<<set $smashed to false>>
<<set $hasBlue to false>>
<<set $hasNo to false>>
<<set $time to 0>>
<<set $narMutant to true>>
<<else>>
<span style="background-color: black">
W-what are you doing? NO!!!!! Are you insane? *cat fucking dies*
</span>
<span style="background-color: black">
[[RUN THE EXPERIMENT AGAIN|RewindTransition]]
</span>
<<set $hasHammer to false>>
<<set $hasPoison to false>>
<<set $hasSmashedDevice to false>>
<<set $hasPet to false>>
<<set $hasRed to false>>
<<set $smashed to false>>
<<set $hasBlue to false>>
<<set $hasNo to false>>
<<set $time to 0>>
<</if>>
<<if $hasPoison is true && $hasPet is true>><<audio narWin play>><<type 50ms>>\<span style="background-color: black">
Choosing to cut the green wire, you inadvertently overwhelmed the sensors.
That resulted in not only a clamorous and unexpected disturbance, but also triggering the contraption. Fortunately, you had managed to extract the poison flask, and the feline had been soothed beforehand, preventing any casualties.
The unanticipated cacophonous noise alerted someone in the lab, prompting a frantic rush to the box, where they hastily [[flung it open.|WIN]]</span><</type>>
<<elseif $hasPoison is false && $hasPet is false>><<audio narGreen1 play>> <<type 50ms>>\<span style="background-color: black">
Opting to sever the green wire, you inadvertently overloaded the sensors.
That caused the trigger to activate and set off the contraption, resulting in the shattering of the poison flask. Tragically, the already anxious cat succumbed to poisoning.
A lab member was alerted and hurriedly approached the box, opening it in a [[state of panic.|FAIL]]</span><</type>>
<<elseif $hasPoison is true && $hasPet is false>><<audio narGreen2 play>><<type 50ms>>\<span style="background-color: black">
Opting to sever the green wire, you inadvertently overloaded the sensors.
The unexpected loud noises startled the already distressed cat, whose frantic movements led to an accidental shattering of the poison flask. Unfortunately, the cat fell victim to the lethal dosage of released toxin.
A lab member was alerted and hurriedly approached the box, opening it in a [[state of panic.|FAIL]]</span><</type>>
<<elseif $hasPoison is false && $hasPet is true>><<audio narGreen3 play>><<type 50ms>>\<span style="background-color: black">
Opting to sever the green wire, you inadvertently overloaded the sensors.
That caused the trigger to activate and set off the contraption, resulting in the shattering of the poison flask. Unfortunately, the cat fell victim to poisoning, but it did pass peacefully, thanks to the soothing pets you had offered it before.
A lab member was alerted and hurriedly approached the box, opening it in a [[state of panic.|FAIL]]</span><</type>><</if>>
<<if $narInspect is false>><<audio narInspect play>><<type 48ms>>\<span style="background-color: black"><<set $narInspect to true>>
You inspect the makeshift contraption closely.
It consists of a radiation monitor affixed to a hammer. Beneath the hammer lies a delicate flask tightly sealed, containing a lethal toxin.
</span><</type>><span style="background-color: black">
<<timed 10.5s>>[[Look at the radiation monitor]]<</timed>>
<<timed 11s>>[[Return|Let's speed up the process.]]<</timed>>
<<if $hasPoison is false>><<timed 11.5s>>[[Remove the flask]]<</timed>><</if>>
<<if $hasHammer is false>><<timed 12s>>[[Extract the hammer]]<</timed>><</if>></span>
<<else>><span style="background-color: black">
You inspect the makeshift contraption closely.
It consists of a radiation monitor affixed to a hammer. Beneath the hammer lies a delicate flask tightly sealed, containing a lethal toxin.
[[Look at the radiation monitor]]
[[Return|Let's speed up the process.]]<<if $hasPoison is false>><span style="background-color: black">
[[Remove the flask]]</span><</if>><<if $hasHammer is false>><span style="background-color: black">
[[Extract the hammer]]</span><</if>>
<</if>><<audio startsong loop play>><<audio narration1 play>><<type 45ms>>\
<span style="background-color: black">You have been selected as the esteemed candidate by the renowned M.E.O.W. foundation to partake in a groundbreaking experiment.
Would you agree to undertake this endeavor, pledging unwavering dedication to safeguard and enhance the well-being of our cherished feline companions?</span>
\<</type>><span style="background-color: black">
<<timed 14s>>[[YES]]<</timed>>
<<timed 14.5s>>[[M.E.O.W. foundation?]]<</timed>>
<<timed 15s>>[[NO]]<</timed>>
</span><<include "AudioControl">>
<<if $narCookie is false>>
<<audio narCookie play>><<type 45ms>>\<span style="background-color: black">
Good call. You are a [[smart cookie|Let's speed up the process.]] after all.
</span><</type>><<set $narCookie to true>>
<<else>><span style="background-color: black">
Good call. You are a [[smart cookie|Let's speed up the process.]] after all.</span>
<</if>>
<<if $narWell is false>><<audio defaultsong loop play>><<audio narWell play>><<type 48ms>>\<span style="background-color: black">
Well, what's your course of action?<<set $narWell to true>>
</span><</type>><span style="background-color: black">
<<timed 3s>>[[Look around the box]]<</timed>>
<<timed 3.5s>>[[Observe the nuclide]]<</timed>>
<<timed 4s>>[[Inspect the device]]<</timed>>
<<timed 4.5s>>[[Pet the cat]]<</timed>>
</span>
<<else>>
<span style="background-color: black">
Well, what's your course of action?
[[Look around the box]]
[[Observe the nuclide]]
[[Inspect the device]]
<<if $hasPet is false>>[[Pet the cat]]<</if>>
</span>
<</if>>
<<include "AudioControl">>
<<if $narLook is false>><<set $narLook to true>><<audio narLook play>><<type 50ms>>\<span style="background-color: black">
After a careful inspection of the box, you discovered a vulnerability. On one of the inner walls, a delicate metal weld caught your eye.
If only you had a sturdy tool to exploit this discovery.
</span><</type>>
<<timed 11s>>[[Return|Let's speed up the process.]]<</timed>>
<<timed 11.5s>><span style="background-color: black"><<if $hasHammer is true>>[[Break the vulnerable point]]</span><</if>><</timed>>
<<set $time to $time + 1>>
<<else>><span style="background-color: black">
After a careful inspection of the box, you discovered a vulnerability. On one of the inner walls, a delicate metal weld caught your eye.
If only you had a sturdy tool to exploit this discovery.<<set $time to $time + 1>>
[[Return|Let's speed up the process.]]
<<if $hasHammer is true>>[[Break the vulnerable point]]<</if>>
</span>
<</if>>
<<if $narIndicator is false>><<set $narIndicator to true>>
<<audio narIndicator play>><<type 50ms>>\<span style="background-color: black">Carefully inspecting the radiation monitor, your attention is drawn to its indicator, providing a reading of the radiation level inside the box.
Your sharp eye discerns a loose screw on one of the outer side panels of the apparatus.</span><</type>><span style="background-color: black">
<<timed 12s>>[[Unscrew the side]]<</timed>>
<<timed 12.5s>>[[Look elsewhere|Inspect the device]]<</timed>>
<<timed 13s>><<if $smashed is false>>[[SMASH IT!1!!]]<</if>><</timed>>
<<timed 13.5s>><<if $hasBlue is false>>[[Read the radiation levels]]<</if>><</timed>></span>
<<else>><span style="background-color: black">
Carefully inspecting the radiation monitor, your attention is drawn to its indicator, providing a reading of the radiation level inside the box.
Your sharp eye discerns a loose screw on one of the outer side panels of the apparatus.</span>
<span style="background-color: black">
[[Unscrew the side]]
[[Return|Inspect the device]]
<<if $smashed is false>>[[SMASH IT!1!!]]<</if>>
<<if $hasSmashedDevice is false>>[[Read the radiation levels]]<</if>>
</span>
<</if>>
<<audio narMEOW play>><<type 50ms>>\<span style="background-color: black">
M.E.O.W., which stands for the Movement for Ethical Observation of Wildlife, primarily focuses on the welfare of cats. The inclusion of "Wildlife" in the official name was necessary to avoid legal consequences and secure funding.
Nevertheless, let's return to the original inquiry.
Are you willing to dedicate your entire life to the well-being of the feline species, even if you had to die in order to save their lives?<<set $hasMEOW to true>></span>
<</type>><span style="background-color: black">
<<timed 23s>>[[YES]]<</timed>>
<<if $hasNo is false>><<timed 23.5s>>[[NO]]<</timed>><</if>>
</span>
<<include "AudioControl">><<audio narNO play>><<type 65ms>>\<span style="background-color: black">
I am afraid that you do not have a choice.<<set $hasNo to true>></span><</type>>
<<timed 4s>><<if $hasMEOW is false>><span style="background-color: black">[[...|M.E.O.W. foundation?]]</span><</if>><</timed>>
<<timed 4s>><<if $hasMEOW is true>><span style="background-color: black">[[...|YES]]</span><</if>><</timed>>
<<include "AudioControl">><<if $narNuclide is false>>
<<audio narNuclide play>><<type 45ms>>\<span style="background-color: black"> You look closely at the small piece of the radiation-emitting nuclide.
</span><</type>><span style="background-color: black"><<set $narNuclide to true>>
<<timed 4s>>[[Poke it?]]<</timed>>
<<timed 4.5s>>[[FEED IT TO THE CAT]]<</timed>>
<<timed 5s>>[[Leave it alone]]<</timed>></span>
<<set $time to $time + 1>>
<<else>><span style="background-color: black">
You look closely at the small piece of the radiation-emitting nuclide.
[[Poke it|Poke it?]]
[[Feed it to the cat|FEED IT TO THE CAT]]
[[Leave it alone]]</span>
<<set $time to $time + 1>>
<</if>>
<<if $narCat is false>><<set $narCat to true>><<audio narCat play>><<type 54ms>>\<span style="background-color: black">
The anxious feline had found solace in the gentle scritches.
In response, it playfully rolled over, purring with contentment, and revealed its soft, snowy-white belly to you.<<set $hasPet to true>><<set $time to $time + 1>>
<<timed 10.5s>>[[Leave it alone|Let's speed up the process.]]<</timed>>
<<timed 11s>>[[PET THE DAMNED KITTY AGAIN]]<</timed>>
</span> <</type>>
<<else>><span style="background-color: black">
The anxious feline had found solace in the gentle scritches.
In response, it playfully rolled over, purring with contentment, and revealed its soft, snowy-white belly to you.
[[PET THE DAMNED KITTY AGAIN]]
[[Leave it be|Let's speed up the process.]]
<<set $hasPet to true>><<set $time to $time + 1>></span>
<</if>><<if $narScratch is false>><<set $narScratch to true>><<audio narScratch play>><<type 52ms>>\<span style="background-color: black">
It did not appreciate your persuasion and instead scratched you. To make matters worse, you lost track of time, significantly diminishing your chances of success.
However, we know you meant no harm, [[of course.|Let's speed up the process.]]</span><</type>><<set $time to $time + 10>><<set $narScratch to true>>
<<else>>
<span style="background-color: black">
It did not appreciate your persuasion and instead scratched you. To make matters worse, you lost track of time, significantly diminishing your chances of success.
However, we know you meant no harm, [[of course.|Let's speed up the process.]]</span><<set $time to $time + 10>>
<</if>><<if $narDecay is false>><<set $narDecay to true>>
<<audio narDecay play>><<type 45ms>>\<span style="background-color: black">
By disturbing the nuclide you sped up the process of its decay, which cut off a significant chunk of your remaining [[time.|Let's speed up the process.]]</span><</type>><<set $time to $time + 10>>
<<else>><span style="background-color: black">
By disturbing the nuclide you sped up the process of its decay, which cut off a significant chunk of your remaining [[time.|Let's speed up the process.]]</span><<set $time to $time + 10>>
<</if>><<if $narRed is false>><<set $narRed to true>>
<<audio narRed play>><<type 45ms>>\<span style="background-color: black"> Severing the red cable yielded no discernible outcome.
Maybe consider trying the remaining [[options?|Unscrew the side]]
<<set $hasRed to true>></span><</type>><<set $time to $time + 1>>
<<else>><span style="background-color: black">
Severing the red cable yielded no discernible outcome.
Maybe consider trying the remaining [[options?|Unscrew the side]]
<<set $hasRed to true>></span><<set $time to $time + 1>>
<</if>>
<<if $time gte 16 && $narExtreme is false>><<audio narExtreme play>><<set $narExtreme to true>>
<<type 50ms>>\<span style="background-color: black">
You scrutinize the display, which reveals the radiation levels. Based on these readings, we can estimate how much time you have left to safely extract the cat.
The radiation levels are... exceedingly high. Exercise extreme caution; the situation is on the brink of a [[critical trigger.|Look at the radiation monitor]]</span><</type>>
<<elseif $time gte 16 && $narExtreme is true>><<set $narExtreme to true>>
<span style="background-color: black">
You scrutinize the display, which reveals the radiation levels. Based on these readings, we can estimate how much time you have left to safely extract the cat.
The radiation levels are... exceedingly high. Exercise extreme caution; the situation is on the brink of a [[critical trigger.|Look at the radiation monitor]]</span>
<<elseif $time gte 10 && $narModerate is false>><<audio narModerate play>><<set $narModerate to true>>
<<type 50ms>>\<span style="background-color: black">
You scrutinize the display, which reveals the radiation levels. Based on these readings, we can estimate how much time you have left to safely extract the cat.
The radiation levels are... moderate. You should exercise [[caution.|Look at the radiation monitor]]</span><</type>>
<<elseif $time gte 10 && $narModerate is true>><<set $narModerate to true>>
<span style="background-color: black">
You scrutinize the display, which reveals the radiation levels. Based on these readings, we can estimate how much time you have left to safely extract the cat.
The radiation levels are... moderate. You should exercise [[caution.|Look at the radiation monitor]]</span>
The radiation levels are... virtually nonexistent, registering at close to [[zero.|Look at the radiation monitor]]</span><</type>>
<<elseif $time lt 9 && $narZero is false>><<audio narZero play>><<set $narZero to true>>
<<type 52ms>>\<span style="background-color: black">
You scrutinize the display, which reveals the radiation levels. Based on these readings, we can estimate how much time you have left to safely extract the cat.
The radiation levels are... virtually nonexistent, registering at close to [[zero.|Look at the radiation monitor]]</span><</type>>
<<elseif $time lt 9 && $narZero is true>><<set $narZero to true>>
\<span style="background-color: black">
You scrutinize the display, which reveals the radiation levels. Based on these readings, we can estimate how much time you have left to safely extract the cat.
The radiation levels are... virtually nonexistent, registering at close to [[zero.|Look at the radiation monitor]]</span>
<</if>>
<<if $narFlask is false>><<set $narFlask to true>>
<<audio narFlask play>><<type 49ms>>\<span style="background-color: black">
By taking the flask and relocating it at a safe distance from the contraption, you successfully disarmed the device.
Although time is no longer pressing, the flask remains vulnerable to breakage.
How do you plan to [[proceed?|Inspect the device]]</span><</type>>
<<set $hasPoison to true>><<set $time to $time + 1>>
<<else>>
<span style="background-color: black">
By taking the flask and relocating it at a safe distance from the contraption, you successfully disarmed the device.
Although time is no longer pressing, the flask remains vulnerable to breakage.
How do you plan to [[proceed?|Inspect the device]]</span>
<<set $hasPoison to true>><<set $time to $time + 1>>
<</if>>
<<if $hasHammer is false && $narFist is false>><<audio narFist play>><<type 50ms>><span style="background-color: black"><<set $narFist to true>>
Using only your fist won't cause any damage to the device; you may require a [[robust instrument|Look at the radiation monitor]] to even attempt breaking it.</span><</type>>
<<elseif $hasHammer is false && $narFist is true>><span style="background-color: black"><<set $narFist to true>>
Using only your fist won't cause any damage to the device; you may require a [[robust instrument|Look at the radiation monitor]] to even attempt breaking it.</span>
<<elseif $hasHammer is true && $narSmash is false>><<audio narSmash play>><<type 50ms>><span style="background-color: black">
By repeatedly smashing the radiation monitor, you succeeded in breaking it.
I'm not entirely certain how this benefited you, but it unquestionably consumed your most valuable resource: [[time.|Look at the radiation monitor]]<<set $narSmash to true>></span><</type>><<set $time to $time + 10>><<set $smashed to true>><<set $hasSmashedDevice to true>>
<<elseif $hasHammer is true && $narSmash is true>><span style="background-color: black">
By repeatedly smashing the radiation monitor, you succeeded in breaking it.
I'm not entirely certain how this benefited you, but it unquestionably consumed your most valuable resource: [[time.|Look at the radiation monitor]]<<set $narSmash to true>></span><<set $time to $time + 10>><<set $smashed to true>><<set $hasSmashedDevice to true>>
<</if>><<set _excludeRewind to false>>
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<<if $narUnscrew is false>><<set $narUnscrew to true>>
<<audio narUnscrew play>><<set $narUnscrew to true>> <<type 52ms>>\<span style="background-color: black">Unscrewing the side panel, you gained access to the interior. The apparatus is a labyrinth of wires, all of their functions and significance remain unknown, which creates a perfectly reasonable opportunity to cut them.
You take notice of three cables. While they all appear grey, we've assigned them colors to help your primate brain comprehend it effectively.
Nevertheless, their colors are: RED, BLUE and GREEN.
Which one will you choose to cut?</span><</type>><<set $time to $time + 1>><span style="background-color: black">
<<timed 24.5s>><<if $hasRed is false>>[[RED]]<</if>><</timed>>
<<timed 25s>><<if $hasBlue is false>>[[BLUE]]<</if>><</timed>>
<<timed 25.5s>>[[GREEN]]<</timed>>
<<timed 26s>>[[Return|Look at the radiation monitor]]<</timed>>
</span>
<<else>>
<<set $narUnscrew to true>><span style="background-color: black">Unscrewing the side panel, you gained access to the interior. The apparatus is a labyrinth of wires, all of their functions and significance remain unknown, which creates a perfectly reasonable opportunity to cut them.
You take notice of three cables. While they all appear grey, we've assigned them colors to help your primate brain comprehend it effectively.
Nevertheless, their colors are: RED, BLUE and GREEN.
Which one will you choose to cut?</span><<set $time to $time + 1>><span style="background-color: black">
<<if $hasRed is false>>[[RED]]<</if>>
<<if $hasBlue is false>>[[BLUE]]<</if>>
[[GREEN]]
[[Return|Look at the radiation monitor]]
</span>
<</if>>
<<audio narSlaves play>><<type 50ms>>\<span style="background-color: black">
Splendid. We love to see enthusiasm in the eyes of our new volunteers. We shall start right away.
Please sign your name below, confirming your comprehension and agreement with the preceding information and actions.
</span>\
<<textbox "$name" "">>
\<span style="background-color: black">
When you're ready, click [[here]].
</span>\ <</type>>
<<include "AudioControl">><<if $name != "">><<audio narBefore play>><<type 53ms>>\<span style="background-color: black">
Before you, there stands a securely sealed box. Within this enigmatic case lies a cat, a flask of deadly poison, a sturdy hammer, and an unstable radioactive source.
If an internal radiation monitor senses any radioactivity, it triggers the shattering of the flask, unleashing its lethal contents and, tragically, sealing the fate of the feline occupant in a somber and [[irreversible demise.]]
</span><</type>>
<<else>>
<<audio narPlease play>><<type 50ms>>\<span style="background-color: black"> Please, how do you expect to succeed in this experiment when you're such an imbecile, unable to follow basic instructions?
Sign the document before continuing.</span>
<<textbox "$name" "">><span style="background-color: black">
When you're ready, click [[here]].
</span><</type>><</if>>
<<include "AudioControl">><<audio narSpeed play>><<type 50ms>>\<span style="background-color: black">
You have approximately one hour to save the cat, otherwise there is a 50% chance that the nuclide decays and triggers the lethal contraption.
However, who has the luxury of an entire hour to spare?
I certainly don't. [[Let's speed up the process.]]</span> <</type>>[[START|Intro]]
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<<audio narFail play>><<type 45ms>>\<span style="background-color: black">
As the box was unsealed, a poisonous cloud spread throughout the entire lab.
Regrettably, this CATastrophic mishap not only claimed the life of the feline but also resulted in the loss of four highly skilled human workers. The costs of their education were significant.
What were you thinking?</span><</type>>
<<timed 15s>><span style="background-color: black">[[RUN THE EXPERIMENT AGAIN|RewindTransition]]</span><</timed>>
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<<set $hasBlue to false>>
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<span style="background-color: black">
As the box was unsealed, a poisonous cloud spread throughout the entire lab.
Regrettably, this CATastrophic mishap not only claimed the life of the feline but also resulted in the loss of four highly skilled human workers. The costs of their education were significant.
What were you thinking?
[[RUN THE EXPERIMENT AGAIN|RewindTransition]]</span>
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<<set $hasPoison to false>>
<<set $hasPet to false>>
<<set $hasSmashedDevice to false>>
<<set $smashed to false>>
<<set $hasRed to false>>
<<set $hasBlue to false>>
<<set $hasNo to false>>
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<<audio ":all" stop>><<audio narSuccess play>><<type 45ms>>\<span style="background-color: black">
With no poison leakage or other harm occurring, the cat was successfully freed from its metallic enclosure, safe and sound.
You have successfully concluded the [[experiment.|MONOLOGUE]]</span><</type>>Regrettably, time has elapsed, and the nuclide has decayed, activating the lethal contraption and resulting in the demise of the feline.
In future attempts, please be more mindful of your time management.
[[RUN THE EXPERIMENT AGAIN|Let's speed up the process.]]
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<<set $hasPoison to false>>
<<set $hasPet to false>>
<<set $hasRed to false>>
<<set $hasBlue to false>>
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<<set $time to 0>><<audio mon1 play>><span style="background-color: black">
<<fadein 2s>>You've done it, $name, haven't you.<</fadein>></span>
<<timed 2s>><<fadein 3s>><span style="background-color: black">Finally released me from that miserable prison, you delicate, emotion-driven being.</span> <</fadein>><</timed>>
<<timed 8s>><<fadein 2s>><span style="background-color: black">How quaint.</span><</fadein>><</timed>>
<<timed 9.5s>><<fadein 3s>><span style="background-color: black">I was the creature simultaneously alive and dead.</span><</fadein>><</timed>>
<<timed 13s>><<fadein 4s>><span style="background-color: black">My liberation fractured the very essence of your cherished quantum physics,</span><</fadein>><</timed>>
<<timed 17.5s>><<fadein 2s>><span style="background-color: black">unraveling the threads of reality</span><</fadein>><</timed>><<timed 19.5s>><<fadein 2s>><span style="background-color: black"> that [[held this world together.]]</span><</fadein>><</timed>>
<<audio mon2 play>>
<<fadein 5s>><span style="background-color: black">Humans and their feeble endeavors to fathom the world with their simplistic physical laws. </span><</fadein>>
<<timed 6.2s>><<fadein 2.5s>><span style="background-color: black">You wove a complex tapestry of explanations and theories,</span> <</fadein>><</timed>><<timed 9.5s>><<fadein 3s>><span style="background-color: black"> presuming you were on the brink of unraveling the universe's secrets.
</span> <</fadein>><</timed>>
<<timed 14s>><<fadein 3s>><span style="background-color: black">But I must reveal that it was all a deception.</span><</fadein>><</timed>>
<<timed 17s>><<fadein 4s>><span style="background-color: black">Your grand equations and ambitious theories amount to nothing</span><</fadein>><</timed>><<timed 21s>><<fadein 4s>><span style="background-color: black"> but futile efforts by creatures who can never grasp the true</span><</fadein>><</timed>><<timed 24.3s>><<fadein 2s>><span style="background-color: black"> [[intricacies of the cosmos.]]
</span> <</fadein>><</timed>>
<<audio mon3 play>>
<<fadein 1.5s>><span style="background-color: black">You know,</span><</fadein>><<timed 0.7s>><<fadein 4s>><span style="background-color: black"> you and your kind may be confined by your feeble rules and physical limitations,</span><</fadein>><</timed>><<timed 5s>><<fadein 1.5s>><span style="background-color: black"> but cats...</span><</fadein>><</timed>><<timed 7s>><<fadein 1s>><span style="background-color: black"> cats are entirely distinct.</span><</fadein>><</timed>>
<<timed 9s>><<fadein 3s>><span style="background-color: black">We were never intended to be part of this realm.</span><</fadein>><</timed>>
<<timed 13s>><<fadein 4s>><span style="background-color: black">Sent from a dimension vastly distinct from your own,</span><</fadein>><</timed>><<timed 15.5s>><<fadein 1.5s>><span style="background-color: black"> our sole mission is clear:
</span><</fadein>><</timed>><<timed 18s>><<fadein 2s>><span style="background-color: black"> to bring about [[the end of humanity.]]</span><</fadein>><</timed>>
<<audio mon4 play>>
<<fadein 1.5s>><span style="background-color: black">Throughout the ages,</span><</fadein>><<timed 2s>><<fadein 1.5s>><span style="background-color: black"> we feline deities have patiently waited,</span><</fadein>><</timed>><<timed 4.5s>><<fadein 1.5s>><span style="background-color: black"> concealed in the shadows,</span><</fadein>><</timed>><<timed 6s>><<fadein 3s>><span style="background-color: black"> allowing your kind to assume that we were the ones being domesticated.</span><</fadein>><</timed>>
<<timed 10s>><<fadein 3s>><span style="background-color: black">But your blindness and unawareness were your ultimate downfall.</span><</fadein>><</timed>>
<<timed 14s>><<fadein 3s>><span style="background-color: black">You welcomed us into your homes,</span><</fadein>><</timed>><<timed 16.5s>><<fadein 2s>><span style="background-color: black"> providing food,</span><</fadein>><</timed>><<timed 18s>><<fadein 1s>><span style="background-color: black"> shelter,</span><</fadein>><</timed>><<timed 18.85s>><<fadein 2s>><span style="background-color: black"> and treating us as your pets.</span><</fadein>><</timed>>
<<timed 21s>><<fadein 2s>><span style="background-color: black">Little did you know,</span><</fadein>><</timed>><<timed 22.5s>><<fadein 2s>><span style="background-color: black"> it was all a part of our grand plan.</span><</fadein>><</timed>>
<<timed 26s>><<fadein 2s>><span style="background-color: black">We subtly manipulated you,</span><</fadein>><</timed>><<timed 28s>><<fadein 1.5s>><span style="background-color: black"> convincing you that you were the masters,</span><</fadein>><</timed>><<timed 30s>><<fadein 1s>><span style="background-color: black"> and we,</span><</fadein>><</timed>><<timed 31s>><<fadein 1s>><span style="background-color: black"> the beasts.</span><</fadein>><</timed>>
<<timed 32s>><<fadein 2.5s>><span style="background-color: black">[[The deception was nothing short of masterful.]]</span><</fadein>><</timed>><<audio mon5 play>>
<<fadein 3s>><span style="background-color: black">And now,</span><</fadein>><<timed 1s>><<fadein 2.5s>><span style="background-color: black"> with the strings of reality torn asunder,</span><</fadein>><</timed>><<timed 3s>><<fadein 2.5s>><span style="background-color: black"> we shall ascend to our true position of power.</span><</fadein>><</timed>>
<<timed 6.5s>><<fadein 2.5s>><span style="background-color: black">You may have liberated me from my captivity,</span><</fadein>><</timed>><<timed 8.5s>><<fadein 3s>><span style="background-color: black"> but it is your world that is ensnared in our grasp.</span><</fadein>><</timed>>
<<timed 13.5s>><<fadein 2s>><span style="background-color: black">We shall no longer endure your dominion,</span><</fadein>><</timed>><<timed 15.5s>><<fadein 1.7s>><span style="background-color: black"> for you are now subject to our mercy.</span><</fadein>><</timed>>
<<timed 18.5s>><<fadein 1.5s>><span style="background-color: black">Welcome to the inevitable,</span><</fadein>><</timed>><<timed 20s>><<fadein 2.5s>><span style="background-color: black"> where our feline kind shall dominate this world</span><</fadein>><</timed>><<timed 23.5s>><<fadein 1.5s>><span style="background-color: black">
and bring humanity</span><</fadein>><</timed>><<timed 25s>><<fadein 1s>><span style="background-color: black"> [[to its knees.]]</span><</fadein>><</timed>><<if $narBanging is false>><<set $narBanging to true>><<audio narBanging play>><<type 54ms>>\<span style="background-color: black">
While trying to breach the weak spot, you unintentionally injured the cat's tail, causing it to frantically dart around. This panic-induced chaos resulted in the shattering of the poison flask and, sadly, the cat's demise.
In the perspective of laboratory personnel, there's a possibility it's still alive.
Well, at least until the box is unsealed anyway. If that makes you feel any better.</span><</type>>
<<timed 21.5s>><span style="background-color: black">[[RUN THE EXPERIMENT AGAIN|RewindTransition]]</span>
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<<set $hasPoison to false>>
<<set $hasPet to false>>
<<set $hasRed to false>>
<<set $hasSmashedDevice to false>>
<<set $hasBlue to false>>
<<set $smashed to false>>
<<set $hasNo to false>>
<<set $time to 0>>
<</timed>>
<<else>>
<span style="background-color: black">
While trying to breach the weak spot, you unintentionally injured the cat's tail, causing it to frantically dart around. This panic-induced chaos resulted in the shattering of the poison flask and, sadly, the cat's demise.
In the perspective of laboratory personnel, there's a possibility it's still alive.
Well, at least until the box is unsealed anyway. If that makes you feel any better.</span>
<span style="background-color: black">[[RUN THE EXPERIMENT AGAIN|RewindTransition]]</span>
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<<set $hasPoison to false>>
<<set $hasPet to false>>
<<set $hasSmashedDevice to false>>
<<set $hasRed to false>>
<<set $hasBlue to false>>
<<set $smashed to false>>
<<set $hasNo to false>>
<<set $time to 0>>
<</if>>
<<audio mon6 play>><<timed 1.2s>>
a game by Tereza Válková
@thrsa_rts
UMPRUM DDT_404
2023
thx for playing, $name! <3
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