test funny datesim

It is a bustling night at the dance hall that your friend, Benrey, has dragged you to against your will. Benrey has always been the more sociable of you two, and you're afraid tonight he's not going to drive you home until you find a date. What do you do? [[talk to benrey]] [[stare blankly at the decorations]] [[head to the dance floor]] [[go outside]] [[crawl onto the stage like a mongrel]] [[try to leave.]]

"Benrey," you start, "Why would you bring me here?" "You're such a shut in," he teases. "I had to get you out here at least once." [["Out here? Do you come here often?"]]

There's a large banner on the wall that reads "HAPPY NEW YEARS! 2023!" You feel a looming sense of dread at the realization that you //know// the banner used to read "HAPPY 2020!"(set: $posterknown to "true") [[Go back to paying attention.->Starting hall]]

The dancefloor is bumping. By that, I mean that you can hear one single song play on loop, the pauses between it looping becoming more uncomfortably long with each repeat. [[The melody is discordant.]] [[You really don't feel like being here. ->Starting hall]]

The garden is refreshing. You feel a sense of ease wash over you as you walk through the gymnasium doors and look up at the walls. (if:(history: where its name contains "You are stuck.")'s length >= 1)[You may not be able to leave because the walls are too high to scale, but at least you can breathe fresh air.] This feeling is quickly dampened when you feel a presence behind you. Overwhelming and all consuming, [[you feel it reach for your hair.]]

You scramble onto the stage at the end of the gymnasium, hoping to liven up the party with drums, or //anything// really. Onstage, you find a lone guitar case with a bright pink elecrtic guitar inside. You consider taking it, but figure that would be too much effort to code. [[Instead, you hear footsteps behind you.]]

you cannot. [[try to leave ]]

As you awkwardly shuffle to the beat, you notice that there's only one other person on the dancefloor. It's a woman in a purple dress, sort of idling on the right side of the dance floor. Her face portrays a sign of boredom, and she doesn't seem to notice that you're there. [[Talk to her.]] [[Keep on bopping.]]

"Course I do," Benrey shrugs. "It's the uh... The uh..." You watch his eyes nervously dart around the room. "It's the thing I go to every month. You know. The thing." "You always said that you were re-enacting your death as a LARP session every month. I don't see your friends here," you respond. (if:(history: where its name contains "stare blankly at the decorations")'s length >= 1)["Besides, the party is a New Year's Party."] [["No that's something else,"]] he says. (if:$posterknown is "true")[["This is a super secret other thing."]] You get tired of this and [[head to the dance floor.->head to the dance floor]] You get tired of this and [[try to leave.]] [[Give up and find something else to do.->Starting hall]]

Ugh. He's such a bore. You can tell the conversation is going nowhere. [[Go back to hanging out. ->Starting hall]]

You approach the woman hesitantly. You're not the best at talking to people anyways. "Hi," you say. [["Hello,"]] she responds.

You continue to dance, not paying attention to the woman. The pauses between the music become too long, so eventualy, you just begin dancing in silence. [[This is way too awkward. ->Starting hall]] [[See what the other person is up to. ->Talk to her.]] [[Go request some proper music. ->crawl onto the stage like a mongrel]]

you cannot. [[try to leave]]

you ''cannot.'' [[try to leave .]]

you are pressing your full weight onto the doorway but you ''can't open the door.'' [[You are stuck.]]

[[Give up.->Starting hall]] (if:$benreyroute is "true")[[Ask benrey for help leaving.]] (if:$nezalaugh is "true") [[Ask Neza if she'd like to go meet her friend together.]] (if:$eldritchknown is "true") [[Go back outside and ask if the man will help you melt the door.]] (if:$helleapproval is "true") [[ Go ask Hellebore if he knows a way out. ]]

You jerk away from whatever is trying to make contact with you. Turning around, you see a relatively tall man, maybe 6' or so, staring at you. His eyes are glowing blue. [["Hello."]] He states.

"Woah. You're observant," Benrey says. "Not really," You answer. I don't even know how this answer showed up. "Oh. It's simple, actually. You looked at the decorations on the wall." ...There's a moment of awkard silence. [["Do you wanna kiss?"]] He asks.

A man with spiky black hair approaches you, folding his arms. "Oi, you. Th'bloody fuck are y'doing with my guitar?" His Yorkshire accent is heavy. The person writing this scenario still doesnt properly know how to write Yorkshire accents. Just pretend. [["I was just looking,"]] you respond. [["I like it."]]

"Hi," You say again. She stares at you for a few seconds more. "Did you want something?" "No, I just wanted to say hi. My friend kinda made me come here against my will." The woman laughs, revealing serrated teeth, like a shark. "Yeah, same, but my friend ditched me to go to the McDonald's across the street." [[You two spend a few more minutes chatting.]]

"Sure. Not like there was any other option." "Cool," he responds. "Totally platonic, by the way. You're my bro." You and benrey share a quick kiss. It's awkward. (set: $benreyroute to "true") [[Anyways, back to the party! ->Starting hall]]

You approach Benrey again. "Hey man, this was really cool and all, and thanks for inviting me, but I kinda don't want to be here. Can you drive me home?" Benrey looks at you for a moment, before nodding. "Yeah. Sorry. I realize it's kinda boring here. Let's get outta here. I'll buy you McDonalds on the way home." [[You think that's a fair repayment. ->escapeending]]

And so, you left the party, having barely socialized with anyone. It was an okay experience, in the end, at least. ''SECRET LONER ENDING. THANKS FOR PLAYING <3''

She's nice. You learn her name is Neza Aizawa, and she lives with her two boyfriends on a hill outside of the town's limits. The friend that dragged her here is more of a party person than she is, but she still left to get food for the two of them. "I guess she just got held up in line," Neza sighs. "Those fries better be worth it," You respond. She laughs again. [["You're kinda funny."]]

(set: $nezalaugh to "true") "I try!" You respond. "Okay, okay. I'm going to call her and make sure she's not dead. Thanks for keeping me company." [[You smile and go back to minding your business. ->Starting hall]]

You approach Neza, who's just getting off the phone with her friend. "Hey, Neza. I kinda really don't want to be here right now. Can I come with you if you're going to meet your friend?" She blinks at you, as if considering, but nods after a moment. "Yeah, of course. I just got off the phone with her, she was waiting for their ice cream machine to be fixed." [[When you try to open the doors this time, they slide open as if nothing was ever wrong. -> escapeendingnez]]

You happily walk into the crisp night air with your new friend, happy to be out of that stuffy gym. There's a McDonald's accross the street, and you end up staying with Neza and her friend Nemi until Benrey comes to take you home around midnight. It isn't until an hour later that you realize you never got Neza's number. You forever know her as the lady you met at the party once. ''ENDING A- So no number? THANKS FOR PLAYING.''

"Uh.... hi," You respond. "Any reason you were touching my hair?" "Hair?" He answers in a monotone voice. "The... stuff on my head," You explain. "Oh. The fibers. I was simply... expecting a friend is all," He explains. [["And the way you greet your friend is by touching their hair?"]]

"Yes. Although... perhaps I am in the wrong place," The man replies. "This was supposed to be the horror convention." (if:$posterknown is "true") [["Sorry, this is a New Years party."]] [["I think you might be in the right place. I'm not sure... sorry,"]] You respond.

"Oh." The man begins to lean on a tree, and you watch the tree morph around his shape, as if it were made of a soft material. (set: $eldritchknown to "true") "I suppose I'll leave soon," He says. [[You nod and leave him be, trying to ignore the fact that the stars are flickering rapidly right above where he's standing. ->Starting hall]]

"Well, I suppose that's alright," The man responds. "I'll just find benrey somewhere else." "Benrey?" You ask. "That's my friend, he brought me here." The words have barely left your mouth before benrey has barrelled into the other mans side, speaking in a foreign language. [[You sort of have no choice but to leave them be, they're not paying attention to you anymore.-> bad ending 1]]

When you try and enter back through the doors, you find they're sealed. Benrey and the man aren't paying attention to you, no matter how much you shout and wave your arms and push them. You are left to your fate in this garden. One by one, the stars snuff themselves out, the tree dies, and the walls seemingly grow taller. It is a prison. ''BAD ENDING. TRAPPED FOREVER. THANKS FOR PLAYING''

You find yourself walking through the garden doors again. The man is still there, standing against the tree that's been warped to conform to his body. "Hi," you start. "Can you-" "Help you leave? Yes," He answers, walking away from the tree and back into the main building. [[He doesn't look at you as he walks to the main doors and pushes a perfect circle through the metal, leading back outside.]]

You exit through the circle and give him a thumbs up and a quiet thank you as you begin to walk home. You don't notice until you're home that it was eerily quiet on the way back. Congrats! You're now stuck in a pocket dimension of the town you used to live in. ''ENDING B- I mean, there's probably a lot of food to eat? THANKS FOR PLAYING''

"Yeah yeah. Just lookin' my arse. Get offa my stage," He mutters grumpily. [[You don't feel like getting on his worse side. ->Starting hall]]

(set: $helleapprove to "true") "Well y'should. I made it myself." "Woah!" you respond. "That's so cool, I could never!" The man laughs until it looks like his sides hurt. "Okay, sure. Everyone says that. It's easy once y'know how. But i'm glad to see yr a fan of music, at least." "Of course I am," You say. "I love music. [[Which is why I'm wondering why there's none playing right now."]]

"Oh, I just got here. I was settin up, which is why the music is fitzin' in an' out." Ohhhh. That makes sense. "My name's Hellebore by the by. Nice to meet you." "Nice to meet you too," You answer. [["We can talk after the show. I gotta set the rest of the music up."->Starting hall]]

You head back onstage where Hellebore is still messing with a speaker system. "Hey," you call out to him. "Can you help me leave? I'm getting kind of bored, but the doors won't budge." Hellebore laughs and pulls away from the speaker. "Good timin'. I was gettin' pissed off with this equipment, too." [[He offers his hands and you take it, walking towards the entrance.]]

When Hellebore tries the door, it opens effortlessly. You almost let out a cheer. "What's the matter?" "Oh! It just wasn't opening." Hellebore laughs and calls you weak in a teasing manner. He offers to drive you home, which you accept. As he drops you off at the apartment, you get his number. He promises to make you a guitar the next time you hang out. ''ENDING C- what happened to benrey?? THANKS FOR PLAYING.''