Detective Corgi

#DETECTIVE CORGI AND THE MYSTERIOUS MANSION ###a broom cupboard studios game [<div class="centered">START!</div>]<start| (click:?start)[ <img src="images/logo.gif"> - This is a choice-based text adventure game made in twine.(click-replace: 'text adventure')[text (and some pictures)(click-replace:'text (and some pictures)')[text (and some pictures (and a few animations))]] - When you click on a link in the middle of a sentence you will reveal some more information.(click-replace: 'middle of a sentence')[middle of a sentence - yeah, just like that - ] - When you click on a link at the end of a sentence, you will go to the next page!(click-replace: 'end of a sentence,')[end of a sentence - no, this is still in the middle, detective - ] When you’re ready to begin, [[Intro1<-LET'S GO!]] If you’d like to read more about other Broom Cupboard Projects, check out our website(click: 'website')[(open-url: "http://www.broomcupboardstudios.com/")] or donate to us via itch.io.(click: 'donate to us via itch.io')[(open-url: "https://broomcupboard.itch.io/detective-corgi/donate")] Thank you, neighbor!]

You’ve read all of the novels, from DETECTIVE CORGI AND THE MYSTERIOUS CARNIVAL to DETECTIVE CORGI PLAYS GOLF WITH SATAN. You’ve played the DETECTIVE CORGI WATCHES A FOREIGN FILM(™) Board Game. You’ve tasted the curiously crunchy DETECTIVE CORGI CURIOUS CRUNCH CEREAL. But are you prepared to be amazed by Detective Corgi’s first adventure… `<blink>`(colour: "#16ff00")[<blink>On the World Wide Web!!</blink>]`<\blink>` <img src="images/Part1/loadingbar.gif"> While we are preparing your Digitally Enhanced Experience(™), please answer a few questions for our customer experience team: How did you learn about Detective Corgi and The Haunted House? - The Detective Corgi e-Newsletter and e-Calendar - TODO: add form options (click:'The Detective Corgi e-Newsletter')[Thank you! ] How excited are you for Detective Corgi and The Haunted House? - Very Excited! - Definitely Excited! - Quite Excited! (click:'Very')[Thank you! I'm also very excited!! ](click:'Definitely')[Thank you! I'm also definitely excited!! ](click:'Quite')[Thank you! I'm also quite excited!!] What is your favorite Detective Corgi Novel? - [[Detective Corgi and the Hidden Lighthouse.->Intro1.5]] - [[Detective Corgi Goes to Mars.->Intro1.5]] - [[Detective Corgi Learns About the Glass Ceiling.->Intro1.5]] (click: "Detective Corgi and the Hidden Lighthouse.")[(set: $FavoriteNovel to "Lighthouse")] (click: "Detective Corgi Goes to Mars.")[(set: $FavoriteNovel to "Mars")] (click: "Detective Corgi Learns About the Glass Ceiling.")[(set: $FavoriteNovel to "Glass")]

Detective Corgi enters the room and sees stacks and stacks of floppy disks. What the heckin heck are these doing here?!? This type of modern cutting edge technology doesn’t belong in an old house right??? There’s a state of the art computer in the center of the room, with a glowing slot under the screen. There are only 3 floppy disks of varying greyness within reach of Detective Corgi’s paws, so she decides to pick one up and slide it into the computer. Why are they grey, though?(click:"Why are they grey")[ Because dogs are colorblind, ya dingus! Why is the rest of the room in color, then?(click:"Why is the rest of the room in color")[ Don’t friggin worry about it!]] <img src="images/Part6/floppy_room_final.png"> The Dark Grey One (click:'The Dark Grey One')[ <img src="images/Part6/floppy_light_final.png"> Tension [mounts.]<mounts1| (click:?mounts1)[And [mounts.]<mounts2| (click:?mounts2)[ And then continues [mounting.]<mounts3| (click:?mounts3)[ Nothing happens. Spooky.]]] ] The Darker Greyer One (click:'The Darker Greyer One')[ <img src="images/Part6/floppy_medium_final.png"> She hears the distinctive sound of dial-up. An internet explorer window opens, and suddenly the melodious tune of Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” starts to play. Detective Corgi nearly breaks the floppy disk in her haste to rip it back out. ] The Darkest Greyest One (click:'The Darkest Greyest One')[ <img src="images/Part6/floppy_dark_final.png"> The computer seems to think for a long time. Like, a looooong time. Detective Corgi wonders if she’s broken it. Then suddenly, a key appears on the screen, and a door behind her clicks! That's some impressive smart home technology. The door behind her [[swings open ominously.->GhostBedroom]]]

<img src="images/Part6/tamagotchi_final.png"> This room is dark and empty, except for a small gadget, floating majestically in the center of the room in a majestic beam of light, emitting regular majestic beeps. Detective Corgi gives you, the invisible reader, a look that’s kind of like “this is weird maybe we should leave” but decides to use her corgi bravery and check it out. It’s a plastic oval, with a creature at the center of the small screen. The creature looks suspiciously like… a corgi. It stares at her with dead pixel eyes. <img src="images/Part6/tama_final.png"> The creature appears to want something. It’s bobbing up and down, beeping louder and louder. The beeps are starting to sound kind of like borks. There are three small buttons below the screen. Detective Corgi pushes one. Left Button (click:'Left Button')[ The small creature appears to eat some food. Just as this happens, food suddenly appears in front of Detective Corgi. Wait what? Middle Button (click:'Middle Button')[ The small creature makes a poop, and this button seems to clean it up. Cool? Detective Corgi suddenly has the urge to poop herself. Whaaaaaaat is happening. She is a nice corgi with nice corgi manners and only poops on nice grass. She’s gotta work really hard to hold it. This is getting weird. Let’s move on. Right Button (click:'Right Button')[ The screen goes dark. It looks like the creature has gone to sleep. Suddenly the beam of light goes dark, and Detective Corgi starts feeling very sleepy. Nice soft music starts playing, like that thing in Harry Potter where they put Fluffy the three-headed dog to sleep. Great book. She already is holding in her number two, and doesn’t want any of this crap anymore. She waddles the heck outta there as fast as she can, fighting her droopy eyelids. Which isn’t very fast because A. she’s a corgi and B. she’s gotta poop real bad. She quickly waddles to the restroom. There, she finds the [[secret door to the next room! Score!->PuzzleRooms3]]]]]

This room is almost entirely taken up by a large odd shape propped against the wall. It seems to have colorful handles and knobs protruding from it. Detective Corgi gingerly sniffs it. Doesn’t have a danger smell. We all know the danger smell. She... <img src="images/Part6/bop_final.png"> Presses the center button(click:'Presses the center button')[ A voice from the thing yells “BOOP IT!!!!” unnecessarily loudly, and the voice echoes around the room eerily. Twists the side knob(click:'Twists the side knob')[ A voice screams “TWIDDLE IT!!!” and Detective Corgi is starting to wonder what this thing could possibly be good for. Pulls the other side knob(click:'Pulls the other side knob')[ The stupid voice screams “PAIL IT!!!” and Detective Corgi gets real pissed and chomps on it a lot, breaking it into a bunch of stupid pieces. Now having vented her rage, Detective Corgi spies the door to the next room behind her. It's amazing how having a clear head can really open up new doors! [[In this case, literally.->PuzzleRooms4]]]]]

We begin our new internet-empowered story just where your last novel left off... Detective Corgi said goodbye to Zeepzop and Vorpaborpa, after receiving her many medals for ending their thousands of years long race war that had lost billions of lives. Little Florblespook, with only a single zunder to her name, bowed deep before Detective Corgi and proclaimed her no longer Detective Corgi - but now, Captain Corgi, Intergalactic Defender of Justice! But Detective Corgi smiled sadly, and shook her doggy head. She knew that the best way to encourage long-form political stability was not in hero worship, but rather, in a shared belief in powerful, ethical ideals. So she shook the medal off her head, and to the gasps of the crowd, placed it on the Plooblestone… And the whole planet cheered. On her rocketship home, Detective Corgi looked at her reflection in the stars, and read the small engraving on her shiny new collar: Captain Corgi, Intergalactic Defender of Justice. She smiled and licked the window as the ship touched down outside her house. Feeling happy about her decisions and the importance of avoiding hero worship as a political ideal, Detective Corgi decided to get a celebration ice cream from Chip n’ Dips Ice Cream Shop, which you and I both know is a great way to celebrate [[the end of a Detective’s day.->IntroWalking]]

<img src="images/Part2/cover.gif"> [[Entry1<-Continue]]

Detective Corgi was still pretty sure a shortcut lay ahead to Chips n Dips, the ice cream store. But as the trees around her grew long and shadowy... <img src="images/Part2/woods.png"> She kept on...(click:'She kept on...')[ [And on…]<andon1| (click:?andon1)[ [And on…]<andon2| (click:?andon2)[ <img src="images/Part2/tired.gif"> Tired from her long walk, she stretched her stubby legs into a sploot. Maybe this wasn’t a short cut after all…. She looked up. (click:'She looked up.')[ <img src="images/Part2/sky.png"> It started to get cloudy and very dark…Oh no!(click:'Oh no!')[ Maybe turn back?(click-replace:'Maybe turn back?')[ NO! Keep going!(click:'Keep going!')[ OH MY!!!! She came upon the doorstep of the very spooky house! It looked like no one had been there for at least a hundred years!!! [[Time to investigate!->Entry2]] [[Run Away to Chips n Dips! ->Ice Cream]]]]]]]]]

<img src="images/Part2/ice-cream.gif"> She waddled back to town and rested at Chips n Dips ice cream parlor. She bought one scoop of ice cream in a waffle cone. What a delicious treat! As she eats she thinks about the spooky house. (click:'spooky house.')[ [[Eat another Ice Cream->Ice Cream2]] [[Entry2<-...Go back to spooky house]]]

Detective corgi waddled through the grass up to some old, rotting, creaky stairs, that are covered in vines and moss. She cautiously climbed each stair.(click:'each stair')[ [[<div class="rumble-hover">CREAK…</div>]<creak1| (click:?creak1)[ <== [<div class="centered rumble-hover">CREAK…</div>]<creak2| (click:?creak2)[ ==> [<div class="rumble-hover">CREAK…</div>]<creak3| (click:?creak3)[ <img src="images/Part2/Door.png"> Detective Corgi reached the old wooden front door. It was slightly open. She hesitated, but [[entered the spooky house.->Ground1]]]]]]]

<img src="images/Part2/livingroom.gif"> The entry led to a living room that was dark and smelled of mildew. Decorative wallpaper that was probably a brilliant color in it's day was now dull, dirty and peeling off the walls. Dusty white sheets covered some armchairs and tables. The room was draped with spider webs. She continued exploring.(click:'She continued exploring')[ Detective corgi walks up to an unwinded old grandfather clock. It’s small hand resting on the 4th hour and large hand at 25 minutes. The body of the clock had elegant wood carvings all along it. <img src="images/Part2/clock.png"> At the feet of the clock was A BALL!!! YISSS!!! She picked up the ball in her mouth. Score! When she turned to inspect the room, she noticed [[three looming doors.->Ground1.5]]]

Door number one! <img src="images/Part3/kitchen.png"> Sniff, sniff.. What is that odd smell? Going through the door, Detective Corgi finds herself in a grubby old kitchen. Quite a lot of activity seemed to come through this kitchen during its more useful days. Knives(click:'Knives')[ A set of handsome knives lined against the countertop. Nothing extraordinary but reliable and used often as evidenced by the well worn handles but pristine blades. ] Pot(click:'Pot')[ A large, heavy pot sits on dead burners with the lid on. Thank heavens! Detective Corgi gave a slight shudder at the thought of the odors of its contents. ] Table(click:'Table')[ An old wooden table with an empty vase; most likely for flowers. Some flowers would definitely liven up this place for sure.] Fridge, Cabinet, or Drawers(click:'Fridge, Cabinet, or Drawers')[ Everything’s been ransacked by rats. Detective Corgi didn’t feel like dealing with them today. If there was anything interesting, or tasty, in here it wasn’t here anymore. Nothing here, time to [[return back to the living room and pick another door.->Ground1.5]]]

Door number two! Behind it, there is... an exact copy of the living room which Detective Corgi was just standing in! How... creepy. A roaring fire greets Detective Corgi from the magnificent fireplace of this living room. It was a handsome room, though tarnished with age. <img src="images/Part3/living room.png"> Rug(click:'Rug')[ What a lush rug! Oh it was a relief to be off those dusty, creaky floorboards. How she would love this rug for her own home for afternoon naps. Besides the quality of it, there was nothing out of the ordinary with it. ] Clock(click:'Clock')[ A handsome old clock. Time: 4:25. Just like the other one. Hmm. Doesn’t seem to be working.] Framed Portrait(click:'Framed Portrait')[ Corgi doesn’t recognize the person nor can she judge the quality of the painting. She could not see color so paintings never interested her. ] Comfy Couch(click:'Comfy Couch')[ This is no time for a nap, Corgi!] Bookshelf(click:'Bookshelf')[ Lots of books! Corgi marveled at the large collection. No doubt the owner of this shack had many more stored somewhere else in the house. Some of the books were almost as big as her. Definitely not something corgi friendly. Detective Corgi definitely prefers eReaders because of that. There seems to be a book sticking out…(click:'a book sticking out…')[ Nope, just a really wide book that screwed up the neatness of the shelf. Why can’t publishers just print in one standard size to make everything fit together nicely. ]] Staircase (click:'Staircase')[ What a staircase! How curious - the living room that Detective Corgi just came from didn't have a staircase, but this copy does. Interesting! Going up there looks like it might progress the main quest. If Detective Corgi wants to do anything else downstairs, better do it now. [[Go back to the three doors. ->Ground1.5]] -[[Let's go see what's upstairs!->Staircase]]]

A bedroom! Can’t have a house without one. <img src="images/Part3/bedroom.png"> Bed(click:'Bed')[ A large bed dominates pretty much the whole space! It looks worn out and eaten by moths but Corgi suspects it was the epitome of comfort in its prime. Wonder what’s under the bed? Nothing but a colony of dust bunnies. Achoo!] Desk(click:'Desk')[ Nothing out of the ordinary. Just a desk.] Mirror(click:'Mirror')[ Well this mirror seems excessively large. Whoever lived in this bedroom surely loved trying on outfits. It’s now cracked and covered in dust and cobwebs. What a shame.] Window and Curtains(click:'Window and Curtains')[ The windows are shut but the curtains are moving slightly, wherever the draft is coming from, it’s not from this room. ] [[Let's head back to the Living Room. ->Ground1.5]]

As Corgi slowly made her way up the stairs, she froze mid step as her fur stood on end. She looked up and was surprised to see a pair of eyes staring back! It stood in front of a door at the top of the steps. The eyes stared at Corgi unblinkingly for an instant before gliding through the door without making a sound. Corgi reaches the top of the staircase and pauses to take a breath before she cautiously opens the door and [[enters.->Gallery]]

Detective Corgi enters a gallery of paintings. The three nicest ones are placed up on a wall, and they seem to show the former owners of this house. Look at the beard on that guy! Sometimes Detective Corgi wishes she had a beard. Then she remembers that she has fur, which is like, way better. <img src="images/Part4/portraits.jpg"> She then spies the tail of the ghost flitting through the door to the ballroom. [[Onward!->Ballroom]]

BOOM! Detective Corgi tackled the ceiling high doors open into an empty ballroom. The impact echoed throughout the ballroom. This is a really awkward dance party Detective Corgi thought. But actually, with nobody looking, she can dance like [nobody's watching]<dance|(click:?dance)[, except for a potential ghost boy]. Suddenly this is the best dance party ever! No music means rhythm doesn't matter and all the moves work! <img src="images/Part5/ballroom.gif"> Detective Corgi learned the importance of living life to the fullest, unlike that ghost boy...probably. Anyways, it’s time to boogie out and [[continue the search.->PuzzleRooms1]]

As the door swings slowly open, Detective Corgi notices a discernible drop in temperature, like that time she went ice skating and went out onto the ice and it was cold because ice is frozen. She can see her doggy breath, and starts to shiver. She waddles slowly forward into the room, and is greeted by an odd sight. A large blue platform takes up most of the room, the floor of the platform looks to be made entirely of blocks of ice. A mallet is propped up against the wall. Detective Corgi thinks this looks suspiciously like a corgi-sized version of “Don’t Break the Ice,” one of the best games ever invented. She wiggles up onto the platform, not quite sure how to proceed. The ice is dang cold on her paws. She makes a note to buy some detective corgi booties. But anyway. <img src="images/Part6/ice_final.png"> Go Ice Skating, Detective Corgi!(click: 'Go Ice Skating')[ Where are her ice skates? She doesn’t have those. Nice try.] Tap the center block with the mallet(click: 'Tap the center block')[ Detective Corgi hears a <div class="rumble">rumble.</div>(click: 'rumble')[ And then some more <div class="rumble">rumbley rumbles.</div>(click: 'rumbley rumbles')[ The center block drops to the ground below, the rest of the blocks stay where they are. How anticlimactic.]]] Tap the corner block with the mallet(click: 'Tap the corner block')[ – the whole group of corner blocks collapse in a loud crash. Jeepers! Beneath the blocks hides a secret door. Well, that's one way to play the game! Behind it lies [[the next room.->PuzzleRooms2]]]

Detective Corgi quietly and slowly tippy taps her way into an ornate bedroom entangled by vines that has been spreading for at least a decade. In the corner, she spots a chest full of balls.(click-replace:"balls.")[balls, balls.(click-replace:"balls.")[balls, and more balls.(click:"more balls.")[ Okay, get yourself together, detective! What else do you see?(click:"What else do you see?")[ Along the walls are piles of dusty toys, trinkets, and a wooden dresser(click:'wooden dresser')[, that is solid Mahogany! Wow]. At the center of the clutter towers a golden bed frame. <img src="images/Part5/bedroom.gif"> Detective Corgi notices a young ghostly boy fast asleep. It’s time to end this. It’s time to [[wake up the boy!->Wake the Boy]]]]]]

*Tip* *tap* *tip* *tap* *tip* `*SQUEAK*` (click:'*SQUEAK*')[ Squeak? A squeaky toy? Where? WHERE?! Oh wait, underneath her foot of course. As she stares at the squeaky snake, a snake like shadow slithers up behind her. <img src="images/Part5/wakeup.png"> The vines! They’re alive and they’re about to constrict Detective Corgi unless she [[runs!->Run corgi run]]]

<img src="images/Part5/run.gif"> Run corgi run! This world isn’t meant for you Run corgi run! They’re trying to catch you Run corgi run! Running is a victory Run corgi run! Safety lays behind these [[doooooors->paintings2]]

Detective Corgi returns to the room full of paintings. But now inside, it looks like something has changed, and the paintings seem a little different - more sinister, somehow... As she walks up to the paintings, she hears three faint voices in the back of her head, one coming from each of the paintings. Detective Corgi's curious nature once again gets the better of her - it's time to do some sleuthing. <img src="images/Part4/portraits.jpg"> [[Investigate the Painting of the Father->Painting1]] [[Investigate the Painting of the Son->Painting2]] [[Investigate the Painting of the Mother->Painting3]] (if: !$NeedToVisitPainting1 and !$NeedToVisitPainting2 and !$NeedToVisitPainting3)[Detective Corgi is alerted to the boy who is peering out at her shyly from behind the last painting. He startles, realizing he has been spotted and [[disappears behind the tapestry. ->Chase1]]]

(set: $NeedToVisitPainting1 to false)<img src="images/Part4/portrait1.jpg"> Arthur was a kind and loving man who, aside from his family, loved only one thing with all his heart, his luxurious beard. (click:'beard.')[ Over the years, he had combed, conditioned, and cultivated a beard that was so magnificent, it was admired by all. It flowed from his face like river to the ocean, ever bounding in glorious rolling waves.(click:'waves.')[ It had grown so long that Arthur typically kept this magnificent wonder rolled up tight in a bag that was draped around his neck, lest it drag on the ground.(click:'ground.')[ However, one fateful day, while Arthur was playing catch with his son, he decided to let his beard fly free so that it might sail in the pleasant evening air. (click:'air.')[ As the game of catch grew more heated, Arthur and his son began to test each other. Wilder and wilder they threw the ball until, in a moment of pure dedication, Arthur threw himself forward...(click:'forward...')[ tripped on his beard…(click:'beard…')[ smacked his head on a rock…(click:'rock…')[ and died. How tragic. Perhaps the [[other paintings tell more of the story...->paintings2]]]]]]]]]

(set: $NeedToVisitPainting3 to false)<img src="images/Part4/portrait3.jpg"> Amelia, wife and mother, heard the commotion from inside the house... (click:'house...')[ As she walked into the yard, her heart sank… (click:'sank…')[ She ran to her family... (click:'family...')[ In her misery she took them into her arms, wrapping her husbands beard around all three of them... (click:'them...')[ She cried until she could not go on... (click:'on...')[ Her heart gave out from the trauma... (click:'trauma...')[ And she died there with her family. How tragic. Perhaps the [[other paintings tell more of the story...->paintings2]]]]]]]]

(set: $NeedToVisitPainting2 to false)<img src="images/Part4/portrait2.jpg"> Upon seeing his father fall, the son, Alfred ran forward. In his haste, he forgot to check where he was going. His foot found the ball he had thrown…(click:'thrown…')[ He slipped… (click:'slipped…')[ found himself airborne…(click:'airborne…')[ his head smacked the same rock…(click:'rock…')[ and Alfred died the same death. How tragic. Perhaps the [[other paintings tell more of the story...->paintings2]]]]]]

We begin our new internet-empowered story just where your last novel left off... Detective Corgi had just had a long and informative discussion with Dr. Katherine Moss from the University of Pennsylvania on the challenges of wide-reaching systemic change without policy reformation at a grassroots level. Detective Corgi returned home and, after doing extensive research, called her senator. She had a very nice conversation and expressed her opinions on increased investments in early childhood education for women in STEM programs, which were notoriously underfunded in Detective Corgi’s district. Feeling happy about her decisions and the importance of local politics as a route to create change, Detective Corgi decided to get a celebration ice cream from Chip n’ Dips Ice Cream Shop, which you and I both know is a great way to celebrate [[the end of a Detective’s day.->IntroWalking]]

We begin our new internet-empowered story just where your last novel left off... Detective Corgi barked happily as she stood in front of the three Lighthouse keepers. She pointed out that actually, none of the three lighthouse keepers had been neglecting the light and letting boats crash into the shore. Because no real boats had crashed into the shore at all! Boat Crashers 3, the popular reality TV show, had been over-budget this season! So, they had been secretly sending unmanned boats made of rice paper into the nearby port in order to inflate their boat crash numbers for this season. Detective Corgi explained that such a dangerous tactic was not only ethically ambiguous to the viewing audience about the reality of local boat crashes; but was also skirting many local boating laws and causing disruption to the local fauna with so much rice added to the harbor. After being given a several thousand dollar fine by the local police, Detective Corgi decided to help them out by fishing the rice boats out of the harbor, and ate a lot of curry all together that night! Feeling happy about her decisions and the importance of following local boating laws and honestly representing reality in media, Detective Corgi decided to get a celebration ice cream from Chip n’ Dips Ice Cream Shop, which you and I both know is a great way to celebrate [[the end of a Detective’s day.->IntroWalking]]

<img src="images/Part2/corgiwalkimg.gif"> Bored with her usual route to town, Detective Corgi tippy tapped onto a different road take what she thought was a short cut, past the abandoned mystery factory.(click-replace:'abandoned mystery factory')[abandoned mystery factory, which you might recall from the TV Show, DETECTIVE CORGI AND THE ABANDONED MYSTERY FACTORY (presented by Pepsi)] The road had eventually turned from pavement to gravel, and plants along the sides were overgrown and wild. It wasn't long before Detective Corgi found herself on a street she did not recall. And looming ahead of her upon this street was... [[TITLE PAGE<-A Mysterious Mansion!!!]]

Detective Corgi gives chase. Down and down through a passageway that winds like a maze through the mansion.(click:'maze through the mansion.')[ As she makes each twist and turn, just barely glimpsing the boy disappear around each bend, Detective Corgi realizes that she is out of shape. (click:'she is out of shape.')[Like, REALLY out of shape.(click:'REALLY out of shape.')[ [[Give her a moment.->Chase2]]]]]

You’re a dog, aren’t you supposed to be fast?(click:'You’re a dog')[ Hey, you try outrunning a ghost that can phase through walls.] [[Take a water break.->Chase3]]

In taking her water break, Detective Corgi realizes that the passageway has shafts of light beaming through holes in the walls. Eye shaped holes. The wall space below the eye holes looks strangely cleaner than the rest of the passageway… as if someone’s beard rubbed against the wall every time they peeped! One even has a beard sized hole…. [[Check out the weird human eye holes->EyeHoles]]

Check out these weird human eye holes. Weird! - [[Eye Holes->RevisedKitchen]] - [[Hole in the boards->Graveyard]] - [[Eye Holes with… handle?->BedroomRevised]] [[Continue pursuing the boy, no time to get distracted!->Chase4]]

A Locked Door sits in front of you - it looks like it leads to the boy's bedroom. The boy seems to have disappeared through it, using his cool ghost powers. On the door, you spy a rattling bike lock with some strange markings on it... [[Return to eye shaped holes in passageway->EyeHoles]] [[Investigate the lock->BikeLock]]

<img src="images/Part3/kitchen.png"> It's the kitchen! It doesn’t look any more welcoming from this angle. Looks like you can see a little higher from here, though... Look Up(click:'Look Up')[ <img src="images/Part7/Spider_reveal.gif"> ] [[Back out->EyeHoles]]

<img src="images/Part7/graveyardflash.gif"> It's a spooky graveyard! Detective Corgi wonders if this house will get any more haunted if she took a few bones. No one would notice… probably. [[Back out->EyeHoles]]

On closer inspection, there seems to be a doorknob on this peephole. Pull on the knob?(click:'Pull on the knob?')[ Oh what on earth?! A convenient hole for Detective Corgi’s sensitive snout. The other two peepholes could really bruise her nose. [[Let's take a look inside!->Bedroom2]]]

<img src="images/Part7/clues.png"> Three strange symbols are carved into the bike lock. The number it currently reads is $BikeLock1 $BikeLock2 $BikeLock3. The lock is pretty scary. Detective Corgi [[ponders going back.->Chase4]] The bike lock has three numbers to enter. What is your first entry? [[1->BikeLock2]] [[2->BikeLock2]] [[3->BikeLock2]] [[4->BikeLock2]] [[5->BikeLock2]] [[6->BikeLock2]] [[7->BikeLock2]] [[8->BikeLock2]] [[9->BikeLock2]] [[0->BikeLock2]] (click: "1")[(set: $BikeLock1 to 1)](click: "2")[(set: $BikeLock1 to 2)](click: "3")[(set: $BikeLock1 to 3)](click: "4")[(set: $BikeLock1 to 4)](click: "5")[(set: $BikeLock1 to 5)](click: "6")[(set: $BikeLock1 to 6)](click: "7")[(set: $BikeLock1 to 7)](click: "8")[(set: $BikeLock1 to 8)](click: "9")[(set: $BikeLock1 to 9)](click: "0")[(set: $BikeLock1 to 0)]

<img src="images/Part7/scared_boy.png"> Detective Corgi finds herself back in the boy’s bedroom which is now overgrown with vines.(click:'overgrown with vines.')[ The boy is clearly scared, his back up against the dresser, where his baseball glove is sitting.(click:'his baseball glove is sitting.')[ While he's there, half shrouded in foliage, it reminds her of something...(click:'something...')[ Oh, that's right! Back when he was outside, the boy was tossing a ball with his father, before tragedy struck.(click:'before tragedy struck.')[ The boy slowly reaches out a hand from the vines. Whats he reaching for?(click:'Whats he reaching for?')[ Oh, that's even righter! Detective Corgi still has that gross, slobbery ball in her mouth that she picked up in the living room! The boy clearly wants the ball back, and for things to go back to the way they were on that day, to have a friend to play catch with.(click:'to play catch with.')[ But is that what the boy needs? Maybe what he needs is to wake up and be able to move on. Detective Corgi ponders this for a moment, and then decides to... [[<div class="centered rumble-hover">Return the ball to the boy, and stay as his friend for all eternity.</div>->GhostEnding]] [[<div class="centered rumble-hover">Drop the ball and nip the boy in the hand, waking him up from his ghostly nightmare.</div>->WakeEnding]]]]]]]]

<img src="images/Part7/ending_2.png"> Detective Corgi feels her body become light and she looks up to the boy grinning gleefully. He tosses the ball and Detective Corgi gives chase. With his new friend, the boy isn’t so lonely anymore and Detective Corgi is free to live as a dog, happy, and responsibility free! Don't have to solve cases if you’re a ghost! [[And that was the last case that Detective Corgi ever solved.->Ending]]

With a yelp, the boy wakes up for the first time in many, many years. The house <div class="rumble">rumbles and twists</div>as vines and boards whirl their way around Detective Corgi and the ghost boy. When the dust finally settles, the mansion seems to relax itself into a house 50 years younger. Sunlight breaks through the windows and the boy picks himself up from the ground, now a human once again. He marvels at his surroundings before smiling at Detective Corgi in thanks. <img src="images/Part7/ending_1.png"> All in a day's work! But, before we go home... Ask the boy for payment.(click:'Ask the boy for payment.')[ Alas, while the boy has been dead a long time, it has not been long enough that it was before child labor laws. This kid’s broke!! [[Be on your way.->WakeNoBones]]] Ask the boy for bones from the graveyard.(click:'Ask the boy for bones from the graveyard.')[ The boy looks at the bones of his forebearers and shrugs. He's a boy - he don't care about no bones. [[Go for it.->WakeBones]]]

<img src="images/credits.png"> Thanks for playing!! This was the first game made by Broom Cupboard Studios, a yearlong digital artist collective based out of a real life broom cupboard in Seattle. We've made a couple short animated films you can check out [here]<here1| (click:?here1)[(open-url: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ67EJlRS6M")] and [here]<here2|(click:?here2)[(open-url: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV8dfYSBEHo")]. Or you can follow along with our projects on our blog at broomcupboardstudios.com(click: 'broomcupboardstudios.com')[(open-url: "http://www.broomcupboardstudios.com/")]. Our next project is WE ARE FANTASTIC ARCHITECTS a 2D RPG about a studio of character-filled architects that build all the evil labyrinths, magic citadels, and engineering marvels of the age of sword and sorcery, to come out in 3 months. So... follow along with us on our website or social media to learn more about that project! Stay frosty, broom friends :)

<img src="images/Part7/ending_true.png"> Detective Corgi desecrates the tombs for those tasty bones. Most are dusty and gross but it’s the thought that counts. She isn’t returning home with nothing after all. [[Another case solved!->Ending]]

<img src="images/Part7/crying.gif"> Detective Corgi shakes her head but proceeds home nonetheless. She worries about paying her electricity bill for the next month. That night she updates her website with a note for all job inquiries to pay half up front first. [[Another case solved!->Ending]]

Wh- There seems to be a crudely drawn clown dancing in the bedroom. <img src="images/Part7/dancing-clown.gif"> I don't like this. You should back away. but he looks so friendly(click:'but he looks so friendly')[ I'm sure he isn't. He's a clown in a haunted house. look at his little dance(click:'look at his little dance')[ No, I don't want to. but its not even a well drawn clown(click:'but its not even a well drawn clown')[ It's the thought that counts! I'm sure the artist intended it to be scary. wait, what is he doing now?(click:'wait, what is he doing now?')[ <img src="images/Part7/dancign-clown-2.gif"> I don't care, I would like this to stop now please. im going to keep watching no matter how uncomfortable this is(click:'im going to keep watching no matter how uncomfortable this is')[ Of course you are. hey, look at that!(click:'hey, look at that!')[ <img src="images/Part7/clown_numbers.gif"> Ok. I did. Can we leave now? [[yeah->EyeHoles]] [no]<no| (click:?no)[ I'm just going to stand here until you say I can leave. (link-repeat:'what, are you a scaredy cat? neener')[, neener]. [[fine, we can go now->EyeHoles]] ]]]]]]]

<img src="images/Part2/doors.png"> I wonder where they go? Detective Corgi thought. Then, detective corgi went in one of the doors. She first went in to... [[The First, Humble Looking Door->Door1]] [[The Second, Honest Looking Door->Door2]] [[The Third, Hirsute Looking Door->Door3]] Or, she waited here in the living room for all eternity and never picked a door to go in to. But more likely, she went in one of the doors.

Good choice! Our story here begins just moments after that novel ended, actually. Are you ready to begin? (if: $FavoriteNovel is 'Lighthouse')[[[I'm as ready as Detective Corgi was when she scaled that Lighthouse in the middle of the storm!->Intro2a]]](if: $FavoriteNovel is 'Mars')[[[I'm as ready as Detective Corgi was when her pirate ship crash-landed on Martian Colony 12-XD!->Intro2b]]](if: $FavoriteNovel is 'Glass')[[[I'm as ready as Detective Corgi was to learn about wage differences in modern America!->Intro2c]]]

(set: $FavoriteNovel to "")(set: $NeedToVisitPainting1 to true, $NeedToVisitPainting2 to true, $NeedToVisitPainting3 to true)(set:$BikeLock1 to 6, $BikeLock2 to 6, $BikeLock3 to 6)

<img src="images/Part2/ice-cream.gif"> She ordered another delicious ice cream from Chips n Dips. Yum! It was a (either: "Mint","Lavender","Rocky Road","Strawberry","Neopolitan","Bubblegum","Vanilla","Lemon","Sherbert","Mango","Licorice","Banana","Peanut Butter","Pistacio","Hazlenut","Cookie Dough","Coconut","Ice Cream Flavored","Birthday Cake","Oreo","Butterfinger","Cookies n' cream","Fudge","Rice","Raspberry","Blackberry") (either:"Sundae","Ice Cream Sandwich","Bowl","Cone","Gelato","Ice Cream Cake","Cup","Trough full of Ice Cream","Shake","Float","Tower","Ice Cream Pie","Kids Code") with chunks of (either: "Mochi","Brownies","Sprinkles","M&Ms","Frozen Ice","Cherries","Gummy Bears","Blueberries","Pop Rocks","Walnuts","Marshmallows","Almonds","Peanuts","Pineapple","Legos","Chocolate Chips","Mushrooms","Despair","Caramel") drizzled with a (either: "Mint","Chocolate","Fudge","Gravy","Antifreeze","Worcestershire","Creamy","Caramel","Strawberry","Marinara","Melted Marshmallow","Raspberry","Simple Syrup","Maple Syrup","Nutella","Butterscotch","Toffee","Rum","Peanut Butter","Cherry","Lavender","Lemon") sauce. On top are sprinked a few (either: "Cookie Crumbs","Cheesecake","Oreo Bits","Mochi","Boba","Dandruff Flakes","Fresh Strawberries","Gummi Worms","Peach Rings","Cashews","Salted Caramels","Mini M&Ms","Marshmallows","Cereal Pieces","Cheerios","Lucky Charm Marshmallows","White Chocolate Chips","Potato Chips","Honeycomb Cereal Pieces","Chopped Nuts","Cinnamon Candy","Mike and Ikes","Hardened Cubes of Whipped Cream"), and of course a cherry on top! Of course, the more ice cream she ate, the more she couldn't stop thinking about... the Mysterious Mansion!! [[Eat Another Ice Cream->Ice Cream2]] [[Entry2<-...Go back to mysterious mansion]]

You think you hear a sound as you punch in the first number, but you're not sure. The lock currently reads $BikeLock1 $BikeLock2 $BikeLock3. Two numbers left. What is the second number? [[1->BikeLock3]] [[2->BikeLock3]] [[3->BikeLock3]] [[4->BikeLock3]] [[5->BikeLock3]] [[6->BikeLock3]] [[7->BikeLock3]] [[8->BikeLock3]] [[9->BikeLock3]] [[0->BikeLock3]] (click: "1")[(set: $BikeLock2 to 1)](click: "2")[(set: $BikeLock2 to 2)](click: "3")[(set: $BikeLock2 to 3)](click: "4")[(set: $BikeLock2 to 4)](click: "5")[(set: $BikeLock2 to 5)](click: "6")[(set: $BikeLock2 to 6)](click: "7")[(set: $BikeLock2 to 7)](click: "8")[(set: $BikeLock2 to 8)](click: "9")[(set: $BikeLock2 to 9)](click: "0")[(set: $BikeLock2 to 0)]

As you put in the last number, the lock lets out a creaky "BOO!". Stupid lock. The lock currently reads $BikeLock1 $BikeLock2 $BikeLock3. One numbers left. What is the last number? [[1->BikeLock4]] [[2->BikeLock4]] [[3->BikeLock4]] [[4->BikeLock4]] [[5->BikeLock4]] [[6->BikeLock4]] [[7->BikeLock4]] [[8->BikeLock4]] [[9->BikeLock4]] [[0->BikeLock4]] (click: "1")[(set: $BikeLock3 to 1)](click: "2")[(set: $BikeLock3 to 2)](click: "3")[(set: $BikeLock3 to 3)](click: "4")[(set: $BikeLock3 to 4)](click: "5")[(set: $BikeLock3 to 5)](click: "6")[(set: $BikeLock3 to 6)](click: "7")[(set: $BikeLock3 to 7)](click: "8")[(set: $BikeLock3 to 8)](click: "9")[(set: $BikeLock3 to 9)](click: "0")[(set: $BikeLock3 to 0)]

(if: $BikeLock1 is 8 and $BikeLock2 is 0 and $BikeLock3 is 0)[ You hear a click and the lock rattles again, saying "BOO!" Ohhh, BOO! Like B O O, like 8 0 0. The lock was telling you the password, not trying to scare you. Detective Corgi gives the lock an affectionate nibble before hopping into the [[boy's bedroom behind it.->BedroomVines]]](else:)[ The lock rattles angrily, shouting a spooky "BOO!!!" at you. How frightening! And rude. Then, the Bike lock spins of its own accord, and resets itself to (set:$BikeLock1 to 6, $BikeLock2 to 6, $BikeLock3 to 6)$BikeLock1 $BikeLock2 $BikeLock3. Eep! As it does, the symbols on the lock glow a little, and the glow points you back towards the spooky eye holes. Perhaps something is hidden back there? Detective Corgi [[takes a moment to collect herself.->Chase4]]]