Twine Story

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Dorm.png" width=30%> <script> var audio = document.createElement('audio'); audio.src = 'https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/Music/Music.mp3'; audio.loop = true; audio.play(); </script> I wake up in my dorm. Dark. Diorientated. Defeated. Hungover? But I don't drink.// Wait, do I?// [[Get out of bed->Out of bed]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/MessyRoom.png" width=30%> My room is a mess. Books scattered on the floor. Bedsheets hanging on the ceiling fan. My favorite watch is on the ledge of the window.// I don't remember leaving it there. // [[Pick up the watch->Watch]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Watch.png" width=40%> Apart from a tiny scratch on the strap, it seems fine. I glance down at the time, it's //10:50. That's wierd. Why did I wake up at night?// //When did I go to sleep?// My stomach suddenly grumbles. The last dining hall closes in...10 minutes? I need to run to make it in time. [[Rush to the dining hall->Dining Hall]] [[Relax and make some ramen in your room->Ramen]]

I need to eat something. I'll feel better. As I walk up to the entrance of the dining hall, I see (text-colour:yellow)[two men] typing away on computers. I have a weird compulsion to talk to them. <img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/TwoMen.png" width=30%> [[Talk to the two men->Talk]] { (if:$CollectedRobKey is false)[[[Forget them and head to the dining hall->Forget]]] (if:$CollectedProfKey is false)[[[Go back to sleep->Wake]]] }

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Dorm.png" width=30%> I don't think I should run outside in the cold. Let's just make some quick and easy ramen. I take a packet of ramen out of the cupboard and start cooking. Suddenly...I feel dizzy. Darkness. I fall to the floor. [[Wake Up->Wake]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Prof.png" width=20%> I walk up to the (text-colour:red) [Professor] and tell him everything. (if:$CollectedProfKey is true)[{ [(text-colour:red)[ You already have my key! I can't help you anymore until you find the others!]] [[Go to the dining hall->Dining Hall]] [[Go to my dorm and sleep->Start]] (if:$CollectedRobKey is true)[ (if:$CollectedMenKey is true)[[[Go where life takes you->Key]]]] }] (if:$CollectedProfKey is false)[{(text-colour:red)[Blackouts, how interesting! ] A smile grows on his face. He's acting wierd. (text-colour:red)[Follow me] [[Follow your professor->Follow]] (if:$Visited is not "Walk")[[[Politely decline and return to your seat ->Quiet]]] (if:$Visited is "Walk")[[[Politely decline and go to your dorm ->Dorm]]] (set: $Visited to "Visited") }]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Class.png" width=50%> (if:$Visited is "Professor")[No, better to stay quiet. He'll probably think I'm crazy. ](if:$Visited is "Visited")[Better not him to follow him. I don't want any more trouble.] I try to focus on the lecture as much as I can. I run out of the room as it ends. I need to lie down and think. (if:$Visited is "Visited")[[Go back to my dorm->Dorm]] (if:$Visited is not "Visited")[[Go back to my dorm->Walk Back]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Prof.png" width=20%> { (if:$CollectedMenKey is true)[(text-colour:red)[You've already met the two men, haven't you? That's good. My teachings are often similar to theirs. Good people. ]](if:$CollectedRobKey is true)[(text-colour:red)[You've met Rob. Wonderful sense of imagination. Lovely boy.]] } (text-colour:red) [We begin soon, as you know. Everything is slowly falling into place.] { (if:$CollectedRobKey or $CollectedMenKey is true)[How does he where I've been?] I'm started to get freaked out. } (text-colour:red)[Come now, I'll take you to my lab and get you looked at.] [[Enter the professor's lab->Pre-Lab]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Scooter.gif" width=30%> On my way back, I see the (text-colour:red) [professor] again. I have a wierd compulsion to tell him about the wierd things going on. Should I do it? [[Tell the professor->Professor]] [[No, I need to lie down ->Dorm]] (set: $Visited to "Walk")

Uh, I'm so hungry, though! But I also want to sleep for some reason. [[Go to the dining hall->Dining Hall]] [[Go to Sleep->Start]]

Wait, Where am I? <img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Class.png" width=50%> This.....this looks like a classroom. My math classroom? Why is it so empty? I glance down at my wrist. //9:00am// Wasn't it dark a moment ago? How did I get here? As I take another moment to look around, the (text-colour:red)[professor] walks in. (text-colour:red)[The professor.] Maybe he can help me. [[Ask the professor for help->Professor]] [[Stay Quiet->Quiet]] (set: $Visited to "Professor")

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/TwoMenApproach.png" width=30%> (if:$CollectedMenKey is true)[{I walk up to the two men. [(text-colour:yellow)[You already have our key! We can't help you anymore until you find the others!]] [[Go to the dining hall->Forget]] [[Go to my dorm and sleep->Wake]] (if:$CollectedProfKey is true)[ (if:$CollectedRobKey is true)[[[Go where life takes you->Key]]]] }] (if:$CollectedMenKey is false)[{Let's just talk to them, what could go wrong? I approach them. What should I say? (if:(history: where its name contains "Not Happy")'s length is 0) [ [[Hi->Not Happy]]] [[I'm ready?->Ready]] }]

As I enter the dining hall, I find my friend (text-colour:green)[Rob]. <img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Rob.png" width=30%> [[Talk to Rob->Rob]] (if:$CollectedProfKey or $CollectedMenKey is false)[[[Avoid Him->Avoid]]]

Wait, why did I say that? I feel...wierd. I feel like someone is controlling me. What I say and do. <img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/TwoMenApproach.png" width=30%> The (text-colour:yellow)[two men] shut their laptops and stare at my eyes. (text-colour:yellow)[You need to answer the question before we can proceed.] (text-colour:yellow)[Can a human without hope live a full and happy life?] But what does that even mean? (if:(history: where its name contains "Not Happy2")'s length is 0)[[[Answer - Yes->Not Happy2]]] [[Answer - No-> No]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/TwoMenApproach.png" width=30%> Hmmm. They didn't seem happy when I said that. [[Try Again->Talk]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/TwoMenApproach.png" width=30%> (text-colour:yellow)[Good Answer.] (text-colour:yellow) [Here you go. We'll see you later tonight.] I see a key <img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Key.png" width=30%> [[Collect the key->MenKey]]

I can talk to him later. Let's eat first. I finish eating quickly. Even after I'm done eating, I just sit at the table gazing into the window. <img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Dining.png" width=30%> After a few minutes, I snap back into reality. My watch now reads //1:23. // When did that time fly? As I'm about to head out, I see Rob again. I want to say Hi, but I'm so tired!. <img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Rob.png" width=20%> [[Just say hi->Rob]] (if:$CollectedProfKey is false)[[[Go back to your dorm and sleep->Wake]]]

{ (set: $CollectedMenKey to false) (set: $CollectedRobKey to false) (set: $CollectedProfKey to false) (set: $event to (random: 1, 3)) (set: $actor to false) (set: $writer to false) }

Let's just take it. Could be useful later. { (if:$CollectedProfKey is false)[I'm feeling really tired.] (if:$CollectedRobKey is false)[I'm still hungry. ] } { (if:$CollectedRobKey is false)[[[Head to the dining hall->Forget]]] (if:$CollectedProfKey is false)[[[Go back to your dorm and sleep->Wake]]] } (if:$CollectedProfKey is true)[(if:$CollectedRobKey is true)[[[Go where life leads you->Key]]]] (set: $CollectedMenKey to true)

(text-colour:red)[Good answer. Here, take this. It'll help you feel better.] He hands me a key? How is that going to help me? <img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Key.png" width=30%> [[Collect the key->ProfKey]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Rob.png" width=30%> (if:$CollectedRobKey is true)[{[(text-colour:green)[ You already have my key! I can't help you anymore until you find the others!]] [[Go to the dining hall->Dining Hall]] [[Go to my dorm and sleep->Wake]] (if:$CollectedProfKey is true)[ (if:$CollectedMenKey is true)[[[Go where life takes you->Key]]]] }] (if:$CollectedRobKey is false)[{ I approach (text-colour:green)[Rob] and greet him. { (text-colour:green) [ Hello, friend. I haven't seen you in a while!] (if:$CollectedMenKey is true)[(text-colour:green)[ You've met the two men? How curious!]] (if:$CollectedProfKey is true)[(text-colour:green)[ Also, give the professor my regards when you meet again.]] (if:$CollectedProfKey or $CollectedMenKey is true)[ How does he know that?] } (text-colour:green)[I sense a disturbance in you. A great disturbance. Ah, you've been marked! Of course, I should have known. ] [[What does 'marked' mean?->Marked]] [[Alright, nice to meet you, I'll get going...->Wake]] }]

Let's just take it. Could be useful later. { (if:$CollectedMenKey is false)[[[Go back to the dining hall->Dining Hall]]] (if:$CollectedProfKey is false)[[[Go to your dorm->Wake]]] (if:$CollectedProfKey is true)[(if:$CollectedMenKey is true)[[[Go where life leads you->Key]]]] } (set: $CollectedRobKey to true)

I wake up again in a strange place. That seems to be happening a lot today. I get on my feet and I see...the (text-colour:yellow)[two men], (text-colour:green)[Rob] and the (text-colour:red)[professor] huddled around a fire chanting something under their breath. <img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Fire.png" width=30%> { (if: $event is 1)[(text-colour:yellow)[Welcome. We've been waiting for you.]] (elseif: $event is 2)[(text-colour:red)[Welcome. I've been waiting for you.]] (elseif: $event is 3)[(text-colour:green)[Welcome buddy, I've been waiting for you.]] } What should I say? [[I've had enough of your games! What's going on?->Angry]] [[Can I join you guys?->Join]] [[Don't hurt me, please!->Hurt]]

Let's just take it. Could be useful later. { (if:$CollectedRobKey is false)[I think my friend Rob knows the professor. I should go talk to him about this. ] (if:$CollectedMenKey is false)[I'm still feeling hungry.] } { (if:$CollectedMenKey is false)[[[Head to the dining hall->Dining Hall]]] (if:$CollectedRobKey is false)[[[Go talk to Rob->Forget]]] (if:$CollectedRobKey is true)[(if:$CollectedMenKey is true)[[[Go where life leads you->Key]]]] } (set: $CollectedProfKey to true)

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Fire.png" width=30%> (text-colour:yellow)[Obviously, what do think we're doing here?] I don't actually know... (text-colour:green)[Professor, we're ready to get started. ] (text-colour:red) [Good, let's begin] [[Ok, let's begin->Remember]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Rob.png" width=30%> (text-colour:green)[Whoah, buddy. Calm down. You wanted this, remember?] What is he talking about? [[Yeah, of course, I remember!->Remember]] [[What are you talking about?->Hurt]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Prof.png" width=30% height=50%> (text-colour:red)[I thought you said he was ready?] (text-colour:green)[I though so too. Hmmm...maybe not. I think he has to wake up again.] [[Tell them you're ready->Remember]] [[Go to your dorm and sleep->Start]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Fire.png" width=30%> (text-color: yellow) [Ok, time to focus. I've chosen 2 plans like you asked us to. Which one do you think is better?] [[Plan A->Plan A]] [[Plan B->Plan B]] [[I'm not ready->Hurt]] [[What do you mean by 'like you asked us to?'->Inquire]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Prof.png" width=30%> (text-colour:red) [Good choice. That was my plan.] (text-colour:red)[Ok, first task. I need you to go and convince the (text-colour:orange)[writer] to join us. ] [[Go convince the writer->writer]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Rob.png" width=30%> (text-colour:green) [Good choice buddy. That was my plan.] (text-colour:green)[Ok, first task. I need you to go and convince the (text-colour:magenta)[actor] to join us. ] [[Go convince the actor->Actor]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Casino.png" width=50%> A casino? Is there a (text-colour:orange)[writer] here? By now, I'm getting used to the random teleportations but I can't say that I'll ever like it. Where is this (text-colour:orange)[writer] I need to "convince"? [[Look for the writer at the blackjack tables->Blackjack]] [[Look for the writer at the bar->Bar]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Table.png" width=50%> Damn, the (text-colour:orange)[dealer] isn't here. [[Play a game of Blackjack first->Play]] [[Look for the dealer at the bar->Bar]]

Looking around...looking around. I see a man nosing over a book. Ooh, that could be him. <img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Writer.png" width=30%> [[Approach the man->Approach]] [[Go to the blackjack tables->Blackjack]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Table.png" width=50%> I sit down at the Blackjack table. (text-colour:#96f2d7)[Hello, I'll be your dealer tonight. Let's play some Blackjack!] [[Play->Play2]]

{(set: $player to (random: 2, 20)) (set: $dealer to (random: 2, 11))} <img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Cards.png" width=40%> The dealer deals my two cards. They number <h4>(text-colour:#ffc9c9)[$player]</h4> The dealer deals his two cards. His face up card numbers <h4>(text-colour:#96f2d7)[$dealer]</h4> [[Hit->Hit]] [[Stand->Stand]]

{(set: $player to (random: $player+1, $player+11))} <img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Cards.png" width=50%> (text-colour:#96f2d7)[Okay, you hit.] (text-colour:#96f2d7) [With your new card, your total is $player] (if:$player > 21)[{ (set: $win to false) (text-colour:#96f2d7) [Player goes bust. Dealer wins.] [[Play Again->Play]] [[Go to the bar and find the writer->Bar]] }] (else-if:$player <= 21)[{ [[Hit->Hit]] [[Stand->Stand]] }]

{(set: $dealer to (random: $dealer+1, $dealer+11))} <img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Cards.png" width=50%> (text-colour:#96f2d7)[Okay, you stand with (text-colour:#ffc9c9)[$player]] (text-colour:#96f2d7) [With my second card, my total is $dealer] { (if:$dealer < 17)[{ (set: $dealer to (random: $dealer+1, $dealer+10)) (text-colour:#96f2d7) [I'm hitting again, with my third card, my total is $dealer] }] (if:$dealer < 17)[{ (set: $dealer to (random: $dealer+1, $dealer+10)) (text-colour:#96f2d7) [I'm hitting again, with my fourth card, my total is $dealer] }] (if:$dealer > 21)[{ (set: $win to true) (text-colour:#96f2d7) [Dealer goes bust. You win.] }] (else-if:$dealer > $player)[{ (set: $win to false) (text-colour:#96f2d7) [Dealer beats player. Dealer wins.] }] (else-if:$player > $dealer)[{ (set: $win to false) (text-colour:#96f2d7) [Player beats dealer. Player wins.] }] (else-if:$player is $dealer)[{ (set: $win to false) (text-colour:#96f2d7) [Player and dealer have equal cards. Split pot.] }] } [[Play Again->Play]] [[Go to the bar and find the writer->Bar]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Writer2.png" width=30%> I approach the man, "Are you the (text-colour:orange)[writer]?" (text-colour:orange)[Who's asking?] [[Just me...->Me]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Group")'s length is 0)[[[A group of crazy people making me do crazy things->Group]]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Writer2.png" width=30%> (text-colour:orange)[And who are you? ] (if:(history: where its name contains "Explain")'s length is 0)[[[Explain everything that happened today->Explain]]] [[I honestly don't know my name->Blank]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Writer2.png" width=30%> He doesn't seem impressed. [[Try Again->Approach]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Writer2.png" width=30%> He doesn't seem impressed. [[Try Again->Me]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Writer2.png" width=30%> (text-colour:orange)[I like blank slates. So interesting to play around with!] The (text-colour:orange)[writer] just stares at me. (if:(history: where its name contains "Joke")'s length is 0)[[[Tell a joke to break the silence->Joke]]] [[Stay silent->Silent]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Group2")'s length is 0)[[[Tell him about the group->Group2]]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Economy")'s length is 0)[[[Complain about the economy->Economy]] ]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Writer2.png" width=30%> (text-colour:orange) [Silent guy huh. I like that, makes it easier to put words into your mouth. ] The writer chuckles for a solid minute. (text-colour:orange) [Sorry, little writer joke there. ] (text-colour:orange) [Okay, you've played my game. I'll play yours. What do you want?] (if:(history: where its name contains "RealAns")'s length is 0)[[[You see, there's a crazy group of two men, a random guy claiming to be my friend and a maths professor who sent me here to convince you to join their group.->RealAns]]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Alien")'s length is 0)[[[I'm an alien from outer space and I've come here to abduct you.->Alien]]] (if:(history: where its name contains "President")'s length is 0)[[[I'm a secret service agent and we believe you're a threat to the President->President]]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Story")'s length is 0)[[[ I have a once in a lifetime story for you. But you need to come with me first.->Story]]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Silent2")'s length is 0)[[[Stay Silent->Silent2]]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Writer2.png" width=30%> He doesn't seem impressed. [[Try Again->Blank]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Rob.png" width=30%> (text-colour:green)[Dude, are you tripping out! You told us to pick 2 plans during the final meeting!] (text-color: red) [Are you okay? Are you ready to execute the plans?] [[Plan A->Plan A]] [[Plan B->Plan B]] [[I'm not ready->Hurt]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Writer2.png" width=30%> (text-colour:orange) [So cliche!] [[Try Again->Silent]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Writer2.png" width=30%> (text-colour:orange) [Aliens? Really? Show some more creativity.] [[Try Again->Silent]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Writer2.png" width=30%> (text-colour:orange) [Come on, you can do better!] [[Try Again->Silent]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Writer2.png" width=30%> (text-colour:orange) [You really want to try the same trick twice?] [[Try Again->Silent]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Writer2.png" width=30%> (text-colour:orange) [Hmm, intriguing indeed. Let's go!] [[Take him back to the group->WriterCollected]] { (set: $writer to true) }

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Fire.png" width=30%> {(if:$actor is false)[(text-colour:yellow) [Well done! You've collected the (text-colour:orange)[writer]!] (text-colour:red) [No time to waste. Time for the second half of the mission.] (text-colour:green) [You need to go and convince the actor to join our group.] [[Go convince the actor->Actor]]] } (if:$actor is true)[(text-colour:red) [You've completed both parts! Time for the endgame.] [[Endgame->Endgame]]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Fire.png" width=30%> (if:$writer is false)[(text-colour:yellow) [Well done! You've collected the (text-colour:magenta)[Actor]!] (text-colour:red) [No time to waste. Time for the second half of the mission.] (text-colour:green) [You need to go and convince the actor to join our group.] [[Go convince the writer->writer]]] (if:$writer is true)[(text-colour:red) [You've completed both parts! Time for the endgame.] [[Endgame->Endgame]]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Trailer.png" width=30%> I knock on the trailer. No response. Suddenly, a (text-colour:lime)[cop] shows up! <img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Cop.png" width=20%> (text-colour: lime) [You need to leave immediately!] [[Try and bribe the cop->Guard]] (if:(history: where its name contains "studio")'s length is 0)[[[Leave the trailer and look for the actor inside the studio->studio]]] [[Run back to the group->Hurt]]

I enter the studio, looking the (text-colour:magenta)[actor]. Why am I even doing this? Who are those guys? They were chanting something under their breath....are they a cult? Why did wake up in my dorm? Do I even go to college? What is my name? Wait...//what is my name?// (text-colour:blue)[Hello sir, may I ask what you're doing here?] I turn around to find an assistant hovering over me. <img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Assistant.png" width=30%> [[Pretend you're the actor's friend->Pretend]] [[Tell the truth->Truth2]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Cop.png" width=20%> I offer the cop some money. (text-colour:lime) [Are you crazy? That's it, I'm putting you in a cell!] The cop pulls me by his shirt and drags me to the precinct. [[Go to the cell->Cell]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Cell.png" width=30%> I'm dumped into a dark, damp cell. I scan my surroundings....I see an old man and a young woman. Could one of them be the (text-colour:magenta)[actor]? (if:(history: where its name contains "Old Man")'s length is 0)[[[Speak to the old man->Old Man]]] [[Speak to the young girl->Young Woman]]

I try to speak to the (text-colour:grey)[old man]. <img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/OldMan.png" width=30%> (text-colour:grey)[You've been marked, haven't you?] [[Answer Yes->Yes]] [[Answer No->No]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Actor.png" width=30%> Are you an actor? (text-colour:magenta)[Yes, I am. Atleast I used to be.] What should I say? (if:(history: where its name contains "Come")'s length is 0)[[[I need you to come with me->Come]]] [[What happened?->Enquire]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Actor.png" width=30%> The actor seems to be angry at your request. [[Try Again->Young Woman]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Actor.png" width=30%> (text-colour:magenta)[I was a teenage film star. The biggest one in the world. Then it all came crashing down. Because of him. ] She points to a picture of a man on the floor. (if:(history: where its name contains "Man")'s length is 0)[[[Ask about the man->Man]]] [[Ask her how she ended up here->Ended]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Actor.png" width=30%> (text-colour:magenta)[I don't want to talk about him! ] [[Try Again->Enquire]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Actor.png" width=30%> (text-colour:magenta)[Dark forces conspired against me....Enough about me, why are you here?] [[Tell her the truth->Truth]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Speeding")'s length is 0)[[[Lie and tell her that you were speeding ->Speeding]]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Actor.png" width=30%> (text-colour:magenta)[Wow! A crazy cult wants me! I am looking for a change of career.... Alright, I'll come with you, but first we need to get out of here. ] [[Try and find a way out->Way Out]]

Buff! That's so boring... [[Try Again->Ended]]

I try and look around the cell for a way out. The cell is locked with a key combination. Ah, my luck! The cops left the first two digits on the keypad. I just need to guess the third one! <img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Code.png" width=30%> What should I guess for the third digit? (input-box:2bind $input,"=========XX=========",1) [[Confirm->Confirm]] { (set: $answer to (text:(random: 0,9))) }

{ (if:$input is $answer) [I got it right! The cell is open. [[Leave the cell with the actor->Leave]]] } { (if:$input is not $answer)[No, the digit is wrong. I should try again. What should I guess for the third digit? (input-box:2bind $input,"=========XX=========",1) [[Confirm->Confirm]]] }

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Actor.png" width=30%> (text-colour:magenta)[You got me out, thank you! Now, let's go find this group of yours! I'm ready for some fun!] [[Take her back to the group->ActorCollected]] { (set: $actor to true) }

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Fire.png" width=30%> (text-colour:green)[You've done it! You collected the three keys!] (text-colour:orange)[You convinced the writer and the actor to join us!] (text-colour:red)[Before you complete your journey. It is time for your new name.] I get a name? I get an //identity//. (text-colour:grey)[Don't do it. ] Who was that voice? Who was that? No. No. No. I need a name. (text-colour:grey)[An identity]. (input-box:2bind $name,"=======XXXXXX=======",1) I get to complete my journey. I.....I'm //speechless//. [[Complete your journey->End]]

<div class="title"><img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Plant.gif" width=30%> (text-colour:grey)[Congratulations, $name! You've completed your journey. The next stage awaits. Welcome.] [[Relive your journey->Restart]] </div>

You are restarting the game. [[Start new journey ->Start]] { (set: $CollectedMenKey to false) (set: $CollectedRobKey to false) (set: $CollectedProfKey to false) (set: $event to (random: 1, 3)) (set: $actor to false) (set: $writer to false) }

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Assistant.png" width=30%> (text-colour:blue) [Oh, you're the(text-colour:magenta)[ actor's] friend? Take a seat, she should be here soon.] So it's a she...that's more information than I had before. I haven't forgotten my thoughts from earlier...I don't know my name. I don't have any memories. This is wierd, right? Am I the wierd one? [[Delve deep into your thoughts->Thoughts]] [[Wait for the actor->Wait]]

(text-colour: blue) [Dude, you're crazy! Security!] <img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Cop.png" width=20%> The cops arrive and drag me by my shirt. [[Go with the cops->Cell]]

I woke up...in my dorm. Dorm? Am I in college? How old am I? Wait...what am I doing here? In a studio.. Why can't I remember anything? //Collect the (text-colour:orange)[actor]// ~~Wait, I can see you. Yes, ''you''. At the computer screen. Clicking buttons and controlling my life. ~~ ~~I can see you I can see you controlobkjer[ibjribjprb No give me back control give me fiwj ~~ Ah, the actor. Let's wait for her. [[Wait for the actor->Wait]]

I keep waiting for the (text-colour:orange)[actor] but she never shows up. I should check her trailer. [[Check her trailer->trailer]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/TwoMenApproach.png" width=30%> Hmmm. They didn't seem happy when I said that. [[Try Again->Ready]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Studio.png" width=60%> A movie studio? These teleportations are getting crazy....I'm so tired... Ok, let's get this done, where is this (text-colour:magenta)[actor]? [[Look for the actor in their trailer->trailer]] [[Look for the actor inside the studio->studio]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/PlantBad.png" width=30%> Before you begin, remember to forget. [[Start Story->Start]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/OldMan.png" width=30%> (text-colour:grey)[I was once where you where. Alone. Lost. //Broken//. ] (text-colour: grey) [Get away from them while you can. Save your life. What's left of it anyway...] [[Help me understand->Help]] [[Go talk to the Young Woman->Cell]]

The (text-colour:grey)[old man ]looks angry. I should go talk to the Young Woman. [[Go talk to the Young Woman->Cell]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/OldMan.png" width=30%> (text-colour:grey)[Help? What do you want to know?] [[Tell me who the group are->Tell]] [[Tell me why I can't remember anything->Memory]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/OldMan.png" width=30%> (text-colour:grey)[Group? Hahaha...more like a ''cult''. Yes...a cult. A cult of worship. I was young, stupid and naive when they approached me. An easy target. They promised me the world. I did as they said. I completed the endgame. But it was a lie. Their paradise was a lie. A broken truth. My soul died that day. Never again. ] [[I don't understand->Understand]] [[I get it->Get]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/OldMan.png" width=30%> (text-colour:grey)[You asked for it, that's why. ] [[What do you mean?->Memory2]] [[This guy is crazy. Go talk to the young woman.->Cell]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/OldMan.png" width=30%> (text-colour:grey)[Understand? You will never understand this! It's cosmic...it's divine...it's beyond us! It's........//beautiful//. ] The old man tears up. (text-colour:grey)[Leave me be. ] [[Go talk to the young woman->Cell]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/OldMan.png" width=30%> (text-colour:grey)[You will never truly "get it". Parts, yes. But never the whole. They keep the whole out of our hands...our puny, mortal hands. ] [[Mortal?->Mortal]] [[Who is they?->They]] [[Ask him why you can't remember anything->Memory]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/OldMan.png" width=30%> (text-colour:grey)[Of course. They are not like us. They are divine beings of pure light. Pure energy. Starlight. I don't have the whole, as I said before, but from what I do know. They are not of this world. ] [[They're aliens??->Aliens]] [[This guy is crazy. Go talk to the young woman.->Cell]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/OldMan.png" width=30%> (text-colour:grey)['They"'? Divine beings of pure light. Pure energy. Starlight. I don't have the whole, as I said before, but from what I do know. They are not of this world. ] [[They're aliens??->Aliens]] [[This guy is crazy. Go talk to the young woman.->Cell]]

Just as the old man is about to respond, the professor appears behind me! <img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Prof.png" width=15%> (text-colour:red)[(text-colour:grey)[Abraham], you spoil the boy with information he is not ready to learn. ] (text-colour:red)[He is on his mission. How rude of you to disturb him!] <img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/OldMan.png" width=15%> (text-colour:grey)[Another one, (text-colour:red)[Cornelius]? When will you stop? When will your lunacy end?] (text-colour:red)[I will talk to you later. For now, the boy must finish his mission.] He turns to face me. (text-colour:red)[Of you go, now!] ~~No, I don't want to go. Let me talk to him....no no Let me le me fjwiof w=fiew wfv=cw0ei lenef0snsd noo no~~ [[Go talk to the young woman->Cell]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/OldMan.png" width=30%> (text-colour:grey)[Here's what they do. They go around the country, finding young men and women who are lost. No meaning to their life. On a path leading nowhere. Like (text-colour:white)[you]. (text-colour:white)[What?] They fill their mind with rubbish. Hope of a paradise. A better life. The mind fragments to such a point where the person themselves are filling to erase their memories and join them. ] [[I erased my own memories?->Memory3]] [[This guy is crazy. Go talk to the young woman.->Cell]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/OldMan.png" width=30%> (text-colour:grey)[Yes you did. So did I. It's not your fault. Don't blame yourself. I consider the man I was before a different person. Not me. Nothing like me. ] { (if:(history: where its name contains "Tell")'s length is 0)[ [[Who are the group?->Tell]]] [[Tell me more->Memory4]] }

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Prof.png" width=20%> (text-colour:red)[Before I can help you, I need you to answer a question. What if we don't have free will, but we are deterministic systems complex enough to think we're free?] [[Then free will is a convincing enough illusion->Lab]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Wrong")'s length is 0)[[[Those two are functionally equivalent and it's not meaningful to make a distinction->Wrong]]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Prof.png" width=20%> (text-colour:red)[Hmmmm] The professor doesn't seem satisfied. [[Try Again->Pre-Lab]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Rob.png" width=30%> (text-colour:green)[Good answer. Take this key. ] <img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Key.png" width=30%> [[Collect the key->RobKey]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Rob.png" width=30%> (text-colour:green)[Hmmmm] Rob doesn't seem satisfied. [[Try Again->Marked]]

<img src="https://sidnarsipur.github.io/Dazed-and-Confused/images/Rob.png" width=30%> (text-colour:green)[Marked? Being marked is special. It's a great honor that they've bestowed upon you. I hope you're ready. (text-colour:white)[Ready? Ready for what? ] You'll know soon enough. I'm running low on time. Quick, answer this question - Does power corrupt or do the corrupt seek power?] [[Power doesn't corrupt. Power reveals.->Pre-Rob]] (if:(history: where its name contains "RobWrong")'s length is 0)[ [[Power corrupts those willing to accepting it.->RobWrong]]]