Text Adventure - Ruins

[SolarLune]

This is a text adventure game that I am writing as I go along, taking input from posters as input. ;D Post answers to the questions, and if someone posts a valid answer, then I will continue the story based on that answer.

"You awaken in your living room. You arise slowly; your brain sloshes around inside your head. The last thing you recall is sitting on the couch and hearing a strange sound, something like a scream outside. Then you were knocked to the ground by a tremendous explosion. You are carrying your wallet and a watch. What do you do now?" :o

[jeckel22]

Put on the watch and put the wallet in my pants. Go outside and look around.

[SolarLune]

:) Nice, Jeckel.

"You exit your home and take a look around. The ground is extremely uneven, and there is a gaping crater to the east. You neighbor's home is somewhat damaged, and from here, you can see your home is in shambles as well. There is a smaller crater in your yard as well. Everyone's home has suffered an extreme extent of damage. Your neighbor, William Shivens, is here. He is lying unconscious on the ground. He is breathing."
"You are carrying your wallet in your pants, and you are wearing the watch on your arm."

[Tails]

You run back into your house to get your special medicine that pulls their spirit awake.

[SolarLune]

Nice. Go 'head.
"You exit your home and take a look around. The ground is extremely uneven, and there is a gaping crater to the east. You neighbor's home is somewhat damaged, and from here, you can see your home is in shambles as well. There is a smaller crater in your yard as well. Everyone's home has suffered an extreme extent of damage. Your neighbor, William Shivens, is here. He is lying unconscious on the ground. He is breathing."
"56th street is to the North, and your house is back to the south. You now are wearing, in addition to normal clothes, a watch, and have a wallet and Stimulant Medicine in your pocket."

[jeckel22]

Look around for a bag (preferably a backpack) and pack it with food items and maybe some medicine. Look for any type of weapon (lets say a bat or hockey stick, since it feels like this could be a long day).

[SolarLune]

:) "There is a bag in your bedroom, but the entrance is blocked by rocks. There is a baseball bat in your living room, but it was broken in half by a fallen armoire." :-\ Basically, I think that trying to make a traditional text-adventure game in this (go forward, look, examine wallet) would be boring and long, so just state your next step (or set of steps), and I will respond accordingly. Let's continue. :D "You look through your refridgerator, and while you couldn't get to the objects in the back, you were able to get to some bread, milk, cheese, fish, and hot dogs (with buns). Unfortunately, you couldn't take everything, so you just take the hot dogs."

[Kong]

Posts deleted.

[SolarLune]

Hint: You never rescusitated Mr. Shivens...

[Tails]

Mr. Shivens? O_o

but anyways you heart an explosion near a girl you likes house.

[Kong]

Tails you are the third person not to read the instructions for this game. Joe is the only one that tells the story. It is like a choose your own adventure book.

I deleted the other two.

[Tails]

Kong, i thought it was you continue the story and then he extends it? thats what i did all along.

EDIT: Basically, I think that trying to make a traditional text-adventure game in this (go forward, look, examine wallet) would be boring and long, so just state your next step (or set of steps), and I will respond accordingly. Let's continue.

i stated the next step which is an explosion. or did i miss something.

[david man45]

Tails you are the third person not to read the instructions for this game. Joe is the only one that tells the story. It is like a choose your own adventure book.

I deleted the other two.

He tells the majority of the story, we pick different paths that become part of the story.

[Kong]

You can say things like "I go to my girlfriend's house." You can not say things like "There is an explosion." The difference is you get to decide what the character does and how he reacts but only Joe gets to decide what happens to your character and the surroundings and everything else.

[count100]

:) "There is a bag in your bedroom, but the entrance is blocked by rocks. There is a baseball bat in your living room, but it was broken in half by a fallen armoire." :-\ Basically, I think that trying to make a traditional text-adventure game in this (go forward, look, examine wallet) would be boring and long, so just state your next step (or set of steps), and I will respond accordingly. Let's continue. :D "You look through your refridgerator, and while you couldn't get to the objects in the back, you were able to get to some bread, milk, cheese, fish, and hot dogs (with buns). Unfortunately, you couldn't take everything, so you just take the hot dogs."


@kong just to see if i understand how this works, based on the last part of the story by joeman the good response would be something like " walk outside and go north".. or you could say "eat hot dogs".. so basically you play it like a text game correct?

[SolarLune]

THANK YOU! FINALLY! ;) Kong Rocks! Yes. So,what do you do next, 'cause your neighbor is STILL unconscious...
"You are carrying your wallet in your pants, you are wearing a watch, and you also have hot dogs and Stimulant medicine."

[david man45]

I would use the stimulants to let your neighbor recover from his injury.

[SolarLune]

FINALLY! ;D Sweet. :)
"You give Mr. Shivens the Stimulant medicine. He slowly awakens, and he shakes his head. "What happened?" He asks. You reply, "You were knocked out, so I gave you some Stiumlant medicine I had in my medicine cabinet. I keep everything for emergencies in there. Band-aids, Peroxide... Nintendo DS... Backup DS..." "Wow..." He says. "Thanks, so much!" William Shivens joins your party!!!
"So, what happened to you?" You ask.
"I was standing outside, watering the grass, and then I saw these jets flying overhead. I heard an explosion, and then I was knocked to the ground. That's the last thing I remember." You look at Will's lawn; it's COMPLETELY scorched. The water hose is burned to a crisp, and water is shooting out of the water hose spigot.
You are wearing a watch, and are carrying your wallet in your pocket. You also are carrying hot dogs."[br]Posted on: April 21, 2008, 07:03:02 PM________________________________________________ _
"You are standing outside. There is a smoking crater to the east, and your neighbor's grass is scorched. Everyone's house, including yours, is completely ruined, and there is an eery red tint to the sky. Your neighbor, William Shivens, is here as well. It's currently 2:10 PM and you are missing People's Court. NOOOO! Oh, well. You are carrying hot dogs, your wallet, and are wearing a watch."

[Kugyince]

I go back inside and make sure I'm always carrying a towel. ;)

[jeckel22]

Add on to Ten's post (if that is possible). While getting a towel, I would get the extra items in the medicine cabinet (to include the DS).

[SolarLune]

Gotcha. ;)

"You walk back into your house and look in your medicine cabinet. You take... What did I say was in the cabinet? Let me see.... *scroll down* *scroll down* Ah! DS, Backup DS, Band-aids, and Peroxide. You also attempt to grab the towel hanging on the towel rack, but it is pinned down by a fallen wooden beam. It is 2:12 PM. What do you do? You are carrying hot-dogs, your wallet, a Nintendo DS, a backup DS, peroxide, band-aids, and are wearing a watch."

[jeckel22]

Check out the crater to the east.

[Dudebro]

Check out the crater to the east.

After/before that, check your house and Mr Shivens for a radio. Turn it on to an AM news station.

(Hope I did that right)

Also Good job on the topic, very interesting so far.

[SolarLune]

Wow, thanks, Dudebro! What will happen?! Oooh... :o So, we continue...


"You enter Will Shivens' home. He follows closely.
"Ohh..." He moans.
His living room is covered in rubble. You can see through his roof as, there is now NO roof. His roof is caved in and his attic's wood beams are on the ground. You look about, and it is hard to step around the rubble on the ground. There is an old 90's era radio here. You look to Will, who is collecting some pictures from his table. You ask him about the radio.
"Huh? ...Yeah," he responds. "I bought that a long time ago...It was in the attic, but I guess the explosion blew everything out..."
You pick up the radio; you turn it on, but it seems damaged; you suspect that it only can pick up radio waves in a 1-mile radius, which means that you'll have to amplify the range of the radio or move towards radio stations to pick up radio waves. You turn the radio back off.
"Will..." You say.
Will doesn't respond. He is crouched in the corner, picking up some broken pictures.

"Who're in those pictures?" You ask.
"They're pictures of me and my wife... We had only been married for a year when she..." Will breaks his speech.
"Will... I'm sorry..." You respond.
You both stand silently.

"Will... We have to keep moving... We can't stay here." You say.
"I know... I know." He responds.

You both go outside. You turn on the radio to an AM News station.
"Thi..st..n..Jets....bomb.ng...na.ion's..ca.itals.. ..T.e..Pre.ident.o.th.Unite...States has declared a..State.O..Eme..ency..."
The radio isn't picking up stations very well. You turn it off. It is 2:40 PM."

"You walk east to a great smoking crater. It's got to be at least 30 feet deep. The sides of the crater are too hardened by intense heat to chip away hand-holds to climb down."

"You are carrying hot-dogs, your wallet, a Nintendo DS, a backup DS, peroxide, band-aids, and are wearing a watch."

HINT:
Will's in your party. Maybe he can give you something...?

[Tails]

You ask Will if he has anything to amplify the radio.

btw is this right?

[Dudebro]

You ask Will if he has anything to amplify the radio.

btw is this right?

If he doesn't have anything for the radio, then ask if he has anything useful to contribute. Then check for any other survivors in the area.

[SolarLune]

Nice. Keep going, guys!

"You ask Will to see if he has anything to amplify your radio.
"Uhm..." He thinks... "Oh! I do have some wire, and some foil that I stuck in my pocket awhile back."
"Great!" You say. You form an antenna dish from the foil and wire. You manage to attach it to the radio, and... You get a signal!

"About 30 minutes ago, the President of the United States declared a state of emergency. This has never happened before in the history of the United States. The President has issued a statement to the Press, stating that everyone is safe and no-one has any reason to worry; the Secretary of Defense has said that debris, such as nuclear cores and small pieces of asteroids, has fallen from space and impacted many cities of the US. This is John Sekton, and this has been news at 3:00 PM."

You hear something across the street. It sounds like a woman screaming.

You and Will run across the street and walk inside the door. Your neighbor, Sakura Nemoto, is against the corner wall, screaming. You look towards the center of the room, and there's a gigantic rat there. Now, when I say gigantic, it is VERY tall, around 7 feet tall, standing. It looks like it would be a good match for a tiger. It hisses at you. I bet you wish you had taken that baseball bat in your room, right? (Yes, it was possible to get it.) ;D WHAT DO YOU DO?

It's 4:00 PM."

[Tails]

you see if anyh of the floor has been weakened and attempt to guide the rat there.

[SolarLune]

Ehh.... No. The places where the floor is damaged is covered by rubble, so Ratto isn't going down so quickly.

[Tails]

you see if there is any debri you can use.

[SolarLune]

I never really thought of that! :P


"There are rocks and ceiling beams on the ground. The rat is advancing steadily on you. You have 2 more entries before the rat advances on you!

You are carrying hot-dogs, your wallet, a Nintendo DS, a backup DS, peroxide, band-aids, and are wearing a watch."

[Tails]

throw the hotdogs away to distract the rat and get the beams

[SolarLune]

Deal!

"You throw the hotdogs away; the rat is distracted by the hot dogs. You pick up a ceiling beam.
The rat is munching on the hot dogs."

[Tails]

wack him in the head with it and then grab sakura and run

[SolarLune]

K. ;)

"You hit the rat with the beam. It hisses at you and then jumps out the window. You run outside. You are breathing hard.
"Thank you, so much!" Sakura says. "I was making some emergency food when the rat appeared from the attic..."
"Don't meantion it..." You say. You hear an extremely loud noise to the north.
Will and Sakura are both in your party.
You are carrying hot-dogs, your wallet, a Nintendo DS, a backup DS, peroxide, band-aids, and are wearing a watch."

[david man45]

You give them the DS's and go to the north to find out what happened. ( are the DS's for something els? if so, they take them back from them.)

[Tails]

to add on to David man45's post you also check your watch to see the time.

[jeckel22]

Alos, check and see if Sakura grabbed any of the emeergency food or if she has any useful items.

[SolarLune]

Give who the DS's? ;) Just kidding.

"You give Will and Sakura the DS's. They thank you kindly. They each pay you $200 for them.
... Wait! You gave away Pokemon Diamond and Pearl too! NOOOO! YOU WERE THIS CLOSE TO GETTING MISSINGNO!... Hahaha. That was in Pokemon Red / Blue... I think. Heh... Anywho...

You ask Sakura if she has any food. She responds by saying that she has some
ketchup, bananas, apples, oranges, steak, and milk. Highly nutritious! She says
that she has enough for everyone. Sweet diggity!

You go north and there is a little girl lying here, coughing profusely. She looks green and very weak...
It's 4:30 PM."

[Tails]

Missingno. is in every game via game shark i believe.

you check her pulse and if she can speak ask her what happened.

[SolarLune]

Missingno! Whee! Fly! Steel Wing! Whateverothermoveit/he/she has! :P

"
You check her pulse. She is still breathing and alive... While checking her pulse, you find that her skin is shedding and her throat is very red. You try to ask her what happened, but she isn't responding...
It's 4:35 PM. What do you do?
You are carrying hot-dogs, your wallet, peroxide, band-aids, and are wearing a watch.
Your stomach is starting to grumble...
"

[Tails]

Fly, Burning Attack and two water guns :)

give her some proxide to see if she can heal.

[SolarLune]

Umm... Do I HAVE any peroxide? ??? Oh... I do. Righto, then. ;D

"You pour some peroxide on the girl's neck and skin. You wait, but it has no effect on the girl. She is starting to breathe more heavily... It is 4:45 PM. What do you do?
You are carrying hot-dogs, your wallet, peroxide, band-aids, and are wearing a watch.
Your stomach is grumbling..."

BTW, since I'm making this up along the way, I won't allow the girl to die. ;) So don't worry and think things through.

[Tails]

you carry her to the nearest town.

[SolarLune]

Sorry 'bout that, you're no longer carrying hot-dogs. :P OK, then.

"You pick up the girl. You are in the nearest town already. What do you do now?
It's 4:46 PM.
You are carrying your wallet, peroxide, band-aids, and are wearing a watch."

[count100]

ask someone passing by for help..

[SolarLune]

"There's nobody walking by."

[Dudebro]

Try to make a stretcher out of household stuff around you(any of the three houses you've been in so far) to carry the girl. Eat some of Sakuras food while your doing that. After/during that see if anyone has a vehicle so you can head to the Police Station/Town Hall(which ever is closer) and look for more info about what's going on.

(Sorry if that's a few things but I figured I'd get this moving along)

[SolarLune]

Sorry for the long wait; video games are dope... Perhaps TOO dope. :o :P :)
Anyway, this'll work...

"You pick up some of the broken beams in your house and use your bedspread to create a stretcher.
You are fairly hungry by now... You eat some of Sakura's food, and you are energized.
You put the little girl onto the stretcher. When you try to carry the stretcher, a splinter stabs into your hands. OW! That's just beautiful... Anyway, the cars around won't start; something's wrong with the starter mechanisms...
It's around 5:30 PM and it's beginning to get dark..."


Don't worry, I won't allow anyone integral to the story to die either... ::)

[Dudebro]

Sorry for the long wait; video games are dope... Perhaps TOO dope. :o :P :)
Anyway, this'll work...

"You pick up some of the broken beams in your house and use your bedspread to create a stretcher.
You are fairly hungry by now... You eat some of Sakura's food, and you are energized.
You put the little girl onto the stretcher. When you try to carry the stretcher, a splinter stabs into your hands. OW! That's just beautiful... Anyway, the cars around won't start; something's wrong with the starter mechanisms...
It's around 5:30 PM and it's beginning to get dark..."


Don't worry, I won't allow anyone integral to the story to die either... ::)


Put some peroxide on the splinter wound. Then a Bandaid(after removing the splinter of course).
Ask everyone if they have any good ideas/suggestions or if they know how to repair a starter. If not then head towards downtown.

(Wanna add that you shouldn't reveal stuff like who will die ect, takes away from the story. If we mess up we mess up)

[SolarLune]

Hrm... You know what? You're right. :) Don't count out who will die... :o Anywho...

"You remove the splinter, put peroxide on the wound, and put a band-aid on. It seems to kill the infection. Sweet!
You ask everyone in your party if they know how to fix a car's starter. Will says that he does. Will goes to his car, but when he pops the lid, he finds the starter mechanism and its wires have melted right off! Looks like you'll have to walk to wherever you'll need to go to... You'll have to walk downtown. You carry the girl downtown.

~~~~Downtown~~~~

The Monument of Hope that stood in the center of the city is horribly fractured.
"Oh, my...." Sakura says.
"No way...." Will also says.

You are downtown. It is a mangled wreck of steel, glass, and office supplies. There are computer parts on the ground and the cars are all turned over. It's horrible... To the north is the Lincoln General Hospital. You are carrying: your wallet, peroxide, band-aids. You are also wearing a watch, in addition to your clothes. The little girl you are holding on the stretcher is turning greener and moaning even louder..."

[count100]

check cars for parts; and pick up computer parts.

[SolarLune]

Okay.

"You picked up the car parts and computer parts. It is now 5:32 PM. What do you do?"

[Dudebro]

Head to the Hospital and see if any Nurses/Doctors are still there. Seek treatment for the girl and see if anyone has any new info about what's going on. Find a place in the Hospital to sleep for the night(if possible).

[SolarLune]

Done.
[color=blue]
"You head to the Lincoln General Hospital.

The hospital is a frantic gathering of nurses, doctors, patients, and their families. The doctors have trouble keeping up with the current waves of patients already...

You seek help for the injured little girl. The head nurse, Tara, is here. She says, "We'll try our best..." She sounds uncertain.

The nurse, after examining the girl, says, "Ohh.... This little girl has radiation poisoning... How in the world did she get in this condition?" You tell her how you found the girl. "Oh my..." The head nurse says. "We'll give her some antidote, and she should start to recover."

You speak to some of the other patients' families. One man says that he heard a nuclear power plant exploded and that it spewed radioactive gases into the atmosphere. Another man says that he heard a rumor about an oil rig exploding and ejecting oil and fuel into the ocean and into a river, contaminating drinking water. No one knows for sure what the problem is...

You ask Tara about sleeping accomodations. Tara gives you three blankets and pillows and says that you can sleep in the waiting room. You and your party then discuss the day's events. Sakura says, "I don't know if I'll be able to sleep knowing about the little girl we saved... How could she have gotten radiation poisoning?" Will answers, "You heard what the patients' families said? Maybe their right. Maybe some water got contaminated and she drank it, or maybe a nuclear power plant exploded and some toxic material was ejected into the air." "If our water was contaminated," Sakura said, "wouldn't the water plant filter out the oil in the water? If the air was contaminated, why aren't we sick too? What can we do for her?" "There's nothing more we can do," Will says. "You don't understand..." Sakura says. "That girl... She reminds me of my little sister... We have to help this girl!" You all agree to do whatever you can to help the girl. Too much information to sort through immediately, your party sleeps along with the other patients' families in the waiting room.
.
.
.
It's now 6:20 AM."

[Dudebro]

In the morning, ask an employee of the hospital if they have a radio/TV or anyway to get news. If that fails ask to speak to someone in charge. See what they know. Also see if you can 'find' some more supplies.

[Tails]

also check on the little girl and eat something.

[SolarLune]

'Find?' Hrm...

"You ask for some information from the head nurse, but she knows nothing. You ask to speak to the doctor in charge. Meanwhile, you turn on the television, only to find that there isn't any reception, most likely because the city's a wreck. Just great. You talk to the doctor in charge, but he knows nothing... It is now 8:00 in the morning. What do you do?

-> Eat something

What do you eat?

-> Anything

You decided to eat some gum from off of the ground.
Just kidding. You eat some of the food that is offered at the hospital. Now what?

-> Check on the girl

You check on the girl. She's getting better. Her vitals are stable, and while she is still somewhat pale-green, she is breathing regularly.

You are carrying: your wallet, peroxide, band-aids, computer parts, and car parts. You are also wearing a watch, in addition to your clothes."

[laserboy1134]

Ask someone if they know where they can find an auto mechanic who works for low prices.

[DrunkN]

Attempt to examine other patients, the fact that she was going green makes me think 'zombies' and we should probably know if there are any that are any signs of an upcoming epidemic.

[Dudebro]

Welcome back Joeman16, I've been waiting for this topic to pick up again. Please don't leave us hanging again.

[SolarLune]

Heh. Sorry about the wait; I can't be on frequently...

[color=blue]
You check to see if there are any other patients like the girl, pale-green, and there are, but they are writhing in pain too much to be zombies. Don't zombies usually moan and lunge at you? The patients are the more moan-and-roll-around-or-sleep sort. You ask around for an auto mechanic to fix up a car for you. There is one there at the hospital, but he isn't well enough to work at all. Also, any car is in too much disarray to fix up for anything less than actually buying a new one... It is 8:30 AM. What now?

[DrunkN]

use the computer parts and build a rocket ship.

Okay fine, examine the area outside of the hospital via a window.

[Dudebro]

Go to the roof and see what's going on around the hospital.

[joeguy300]

OOC: Joeman eh? looks like I got me a lawsuit! lol J/K?

[SolarLune]

Heh. Joeman16's taken now. Looks like you'll have to stick with Joeguy... Unless you wanna have a different number... Joeman300 or something...

[color=green]
...> Build a rocket ship out of spare computer parts; ha, that was just a joke
[color=blue]

Who says you can't build a rocket ship out of spare parts? I mean, you've got stuff like... Monitors, and... Speakers... Those are surely enough to build a ship, right? ???
[color=green]
...> Seriously, go to roof
[color=blue]
You head to the roof. In every direction, you can see several different people slowly creeping towards the hospital... They all seem like the patients inside... What happened here?! They all look green like the hospital patients, though they look definitively sicker... The sky takes on a green hue, and the clouds are dark, like rain clouds... It isn't exactly heartening... Even though it's 8:45-ish in the morning, it is darker than ordinary. The air is hot and wet, definitely sticky... You just sit there taking it all in... Suddenly, you hear a noise behind you. What do you do?

[DrunkN]

Turn around (watch your step!)

[SolarLune]

[color=blue]You turn slowly around. You see... Will!
"Will, hey!" You say. "I was just up here thinking..."
"About what?" He responds.
"Just everything. The horrible conditions are caused by radiation poisoning, you know..." You tell him. "I'm thinking that maybe none of this was an accident. Maybe the radiation was caused by some kind of missile that was launched... You know that a state of emergency has been declared..."
"I'm thinking a terrorist bombed us, with some kind of radiation missile. I don't know..." After a few minutes, you ask, "Will, whatever happened to Sakura's sister, Terri?"
"Terri?" Will asks, surprised. "Terri died years ago from cancer... I heard her last days were filled with pain... She never showed any sign of it, though..." You both contemplate that last statement. Will sits down next to you and watches the sky along with you... It's 10:00 AM. You hear an incredible screeching sound below. You look down, and there is a train rushing down the tracks! It's tracks head alongside the hospital!!!
[color=red]What do you do?

[DrunkN]

Wait, alongside the hospital? we're safe then right?

[SolarLune]

Are you? ;) ??? ;)

You're not. :'(

EDIT: Oh, yeah...
[color=blue]
You stand on the roof and watch the train as it jumps the tracks due to uncontrolled speed, plunges into the hospital, and levels the whole structure. You yell "NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" as you fall to your death... Or at least, that's what WOULD happen if you continue to laze about.

[DrunkN]

How far is the train? is there a helipad? how far away is it?

[SolarLune]

[color=blue]
The train is fairly close. How close is fairly close? Pretty close... Alright, fine, it's about 3 miles away. You've got, ohh, around
[color=red]30 seconds
[color=blue]to do something. There is a helipad on the hospital, but there isn't any helicopters on it... What do you do?

[DrunkN]

Ask Will how close Sakura is, if she is on the top floor then send him to go get her, if not then have Will look for a parachute, regardless of what Will does, look for a parachute.

[Dudebro]

Go inside the hospital again. Even if the building collapses it shouldn't kill you.

[SolarLune]

[color=blue]
Uhmmm... The hospital's really tall... If it collapses, yeah, it'll kill you. You send Will downstairs to look for Sakura (she's close to your location), and you frantically search for a parachute. You are back inside the hospital, in the top floor lobby (How did you make it downstairs in a few seconds?! Must be that adrenaline!). Sakura meets you there and you quickly tell her of what's happening. You look inside of an office room, and see parachutes in an open cabinet. You begin to rush to the cabinet when you look outside and see the train. Sorry, the train was actually furthur away than originally thought. You have a few. Minutes, that is. However, it's still bearing down towards the hospital at an extremely fast clip. What do you do?

[DrunkN]

-_-

Alright, well how many parachutes?

[Dudebro]

Well I'd say we should run out of the hospital and warn people as we go. No point in parachuting since we aren't up high enough and we'd most likely die.

[SolarLune]

[color=blue]
Are you too high? The parachutes are there. Oh, well. You run outside the hospital and warn everyone on the way. Most everyone is evacuated, though the train continues on. It speeds into the hospital and injures some. Fortunately, no one dies. The hospital then sways and falls over to the side, and all the medical equipment has been crushed to smithereens. Hrm. You look at the train car, which is lying on its side, and you hear something extremely [color=red]weird. [color=blue]Do you press on?

[Dudebro]

Head cautiously towards the traincar and see what's making the noise.

[DrunkN]

Send Will to head cautiously towards the traincar and see what's making the noise.


Better? Worse?

[SolarLune]

Hmm. Sure, Will can go.
[color=blue] Will heads towards the traincar, and he runs back to tell you that it's going extremely fast and is carrying a load of children on a field trip. They are sick as well, and need medical attention. So... Now what?

[SSBBrawler]

You call 70 professional doctors/surgeons/pedeotricians(that's how you spell it, right?) and they all come to try to save the children.

[DrunkN]

DINNER!

[SSBBrawler]

What the heck?

[DrunkN]

eat the kids

[SSBBrawler]

but then the REAL doctors/surgeons/peditrictians come and save the children...

[SolarLune]

You've gotta be kidding me... *sigh*...
No, you can't eat the kids. Goodness! So you call the doctors to help the kids, and while they are stretched thinly, they do manage to help the kids and train-driver. Oddly, there's scratches and bite marks on some of the children, and a few are trembling rather fiercely. Anywho, about that noise...

[SSBBrawler]

You still hear it coming from the train, so we send Will again to check it out. This time, a huge dragon pops out and starts to fly towards you! You decide to...

[Dudebro]

Guys don't ruin this forum game please.

This isn't hard to do, just choose what to do next and be realistic about it. Also have a goal in mind like finishing the story.


I'd say next we need to check the rest of the train and the area around it. With the wierd noise and the animal attack marks we probably have a mutant animal nearby. Also talk to the survivors about what caused the crash/attack marks.

[SSBBrawler]

Guys don't ruin this forum game please.

This isn't hard to do, just choose what to do next and be realistic about it. Also have a goal in mind like finishing the story.


I'd say next we need to check the rest of the train and the area around it. With the wierd noise and the animal attack marks we probably have a mutant animal nearby. Also talk to the survivors about what caused the crash/attack marks.

And a dragon is less likely to pop out then a mutant animal. Come on, neither would be on a train that has children on it.

[DrunkN]

Guys don't ruin this forum game please.

This isn't hard to do, just choose what to do next and be realistic about it. Also have a goal in mind like finishing the story.


I'd say next we need to check the rest of the train and the area around it. With the wierd noise and the animal attack marks we probably have a mutant animal nearby. Also talk to the survivors about what caused the crash/attack marks.

And a dragon is less likely to pop out then a mutant animal. Come on, neither would be on a train that has children on it.

you don't write the story bonehead.

[SSBBrawler]

We're all boneheads, it's the thing called the skull. We all have one.

[DrunkN]

Did you understand what I was trying to tell you at all?

[SSBBrawler]

Yes I did, but it's hard to say you're sarcastic when you're using only text.

[DrunkN]

I wasn't being sarcastic.

[SSBBrawler]

I was the one being sarcastic!

[DrunkN]

That wouldn't make sense then.

[SSBBrawler]

Never mind then, let's get back on the topic. OK, so did a dragon or a mutant animal come out of the train?

[DrunkN]

Neither, read the latest events and decide what the main character should do.

[Dudebro]

Guys don't ruin this forum game please.

This isn't hard to do, just choose what to do next and be realistic about it. Also have a goal in mind like finishing the story.


I'd say next we need to check the rest of the train and the area around it. With the wierd noise and the animal attack marks we probably have a mutant animal nearby. Also talk to the survivors about what caused the crash/attack marks.

And a dragon is less likely to pop out then a mutant animal. Come on, neither would be on a train that has children on it.

Yeah neither is likely but a dragon is much less realistic. You know why? They don't exsist. Animals do exsist. See my point?
The only reason I guessed mutant is because of the wierd noises. If they were normal noises the reader would know what they were. For all I know it could be alien or just a broken machine. We have no info to go on besides the scratches and bite marks(which means something alive attacked them).

Either way drunkninja is right, we don't write the story.

[SolarLune]

Wow.... That's quite a few posts, guys. You're right. It is hard to be sarcastic over text. Wait, was that sarcastic? :P ...Well, let's get back to it.
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You send Will...
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Wait, that was what you guys wanted to do, right?
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Okay, so you send Will to check it out again... After a few moments, you hear a wild scream! You run to the train to check it out... As it turns out...
There is a... Creature here... It looks like it's got some humans' tattered rags caught on it. It's got several arms and legs and has overgrown bottom teeth... Well, they're more like fangs. It's got some sort of wings on its back. It's surrounded by a green-ish, slimy liquid... It's trembling and twitching quite fiercely, and it keeps screaming something that sounds like: "E..Eempleh! EEMPLLEH!!!"
What do you do? Oh, by the way, it's 10:00 AM now.

[SSBBrawler]

You place a bomb on the creature. Unfortunately, the bomb takes two hours to detonate.

[DrunkN]

We don't have any explosives, please try reading the whole thread to know what is going on.

could you update the current inventory Joe?

[SolarLune]

Right away, captain!

"You are carrying: your wallet, peroxide, band-aids, computer parts, and car parts. You are also wearing a watch, in addition to your clothes."

This is the last inventory listing I did. If I missed anything, please tell me.

[SSBBrawler]

ok, then you use the computer parts, the car parts, and the peroxide to make a bomb. Then you do what I posted earlier. Time to run away for two hours then.

[Dudebro]

SSBBrawler could you please be more serious about this? It's not a huge deal but I'd like to finish this story and random nonsense won't help.

[SSBBrawler]

It's not THAT random. I'm sure someone who's good at inventing stuff could make a bomb out of computer and car parts and peroxide.

[DrunkN]

When was the main character an inventor? Anyways, throw the peroxide stuff at it, jump out, and close the door.

[SSBBrawler]

The creature tries to knock the door down. It succeeds, it begins to chase after you. You run away from the children, hoping it follows you.

[Dudebro]

If you don't wanna do this the way it's intended you can always make your own. This has taken along time to get this far and I don't want Joeman to get frustrated and give up.

[Kong]

@drunkninja I doubt that would do much.
@SSBBrawler you are doing it wrong. Read through the thread. This is like a choose your own adventure book. Joeman tells the story, not you.
@Joeman skip posts that don't follow the rules. Great work so far, keep it up.

[SolarLune]

It's not THAT random. I'm sure someone who's good at inventing stuff could make a bomb out of computer and car parts and peroxide.
LOL. Sorry, you aren't Macgyver.
@Joeman skip posts that don't follow the rules. Great work so far, keep it up.
Thanks, Kong.
If you don't wanna do this the way it's intended you can always make your own. This has taken along time to get this far and I don't want Joeman to get frustrated and give up.
I won't get frustrated that easily. ;)
Will some law-abiding poster please post the next instruction...

[Dudebro]

it keeps screaming something that sounds like: "E..Eempleh! EEMPLLEH!!!"
That sounds like a clue. I'm having trouble making it out though. Maybe this isn't the creature that attacked people?

No offense to Drunkninja but I say we keep the peroxide in case someone gets hurt. We can try to close the train door and seal it in there until we find out more?

I haven't been posting much here because I want everyone to have a chance. Kinda wierd if it's just us two going back and forth.

[SolarLune]

No, it's fine. The topic's open to anybody. However, you should really read the previous posts, all 8 pages, to know what's going on, if you haven't been following this space. So...

You close the train door behind you. It lunges at the door and you can hear the creatures scratching and screaming. So... Now what?

[DrunkN]

Ask some of the kids about the monster. Take a brief check on the condition of the children, Will, that other woman(Sakura?), the doctors, and the sick child.

[SolarLune]

You ask the kids about the monster. None of them had seen it before that day. You ask for the doctor. He says, "I've never seen something like this before in my life... It's some sort of mutation-type of creature." You ask for the condition of the sick child; the doctor tells you she's getting better every day. She is also awake now for you to visit, if you wish. You check your party, and everyone is fine, though Will has some scratches on his arm from the monster. What now? (You can hear the monster screaming, "Eempleh! EM PLEH!!!")

[SSBBrawler]

You visit the child.

[DrunkN]

Try to communicate with the creature from outside the train, ask it if it can understand English.

[SolarLune]

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You go to visit the child; she is awake and looks less stressed than before. Sakura says, "Hello; I'm Sakura. This is Will and my other friend _____. What's your name?"
The girl says, "Hello. I am Christina. What happened? Where am I" You explained how you found her on the road, collapsed and sickened, and how you took her to the hospital. "Wow," she says with tears in her eyes, "I can't believe you would do that for a complete stranger... Thank you so much..." When asked about what happened prior to her collapsing, she tells you that she was leaving from school when she heard an extremely loud sound, something like an [color=red]explosion[color=blue], and she started running away from the sound, along with hundreds of other people. After around thirty minutes of confusion, she felt extremely sick and collapsed. That is all she remembers. You thank her and leave her alone for the time being.

You go back to the train. You look through the train window and can see the monster curled up against the door, sleeping. You tap on the window, but it doesn't respond... You open the door slightly, and it suddenly springs to life, scratching for the door and screaming again, "Eempleh! Emplleh!" You try speaking English to the creature. It pauses and looks into your eyes, and then starts jumping about, screaming, "Bbmob bbmoob!"

[DrunkN]

Ask it where the bomb is.

[SSBBrawler]

Ask why it needs help.

[DrunkN]

Ask why it needs help.


He already said "bomb", I think that is reason enough.

[SSBBrawler]

There might be another reason, you never know.

[DrunkN]

Are you being sarcastic?

[SSBBrawler]

I'm not sure.

[DrunkN]

Children. . .

[SolarLune]

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Yeah, so you ask the creature why it needs help. It pauses and then looks at you deeply, then says slowly, "Eeecks...Plowjun!" Hmm. What do you do?

[DrunkN]

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Yeah, so you ask the creature why it needs help. It pauses and then looks at you deeply, then says slowly, "Eeecks...Plowjun!" Hmm. What do you do?


Why didn't we just ask him about the bomb? God SSBB is a moron. . .

[Dudebro]

Personal insults will only cause a mod to get involved fyi.

Since we know it's a bomb and it's going to explode, ask where the bomb is.

[DrunkN]

Bump. Where is that bomb?

[Dudebro]

Joeman doesn't check this all the time. Just be patient and he'll bump it soon I bet.

If you think of anything else to add about what to do next feel free. As long as it makes sense he'll include it in his answer.

[SolarLune]

OK, here we go again, Dude and pals. Let's rock!
EDIT: ... By "Let's Rock!", I mean post your instructions. :p

[Dudebro]

OK, here we go again, Dude and pals. Let's rock!
EDIT: ... By "Let's Rock!", I mean post your instructions. :p
We did, ask it where the bomb is. If that fails ask if we're in danger and can it help us.

I'm thinking it's language is limited since the mutation so it's good to limit the questions to simple ones. Right Joeman?

[SSBBrawler]

It's language was translatable before, because it just spoke backwards. But, the newer stuff isn't making any sense to me. Oh well, we'll probably figure out eventually anywhere.

Since we were able to get doctors, can we get an inventor too? Then ask him to make a translator?

[Dudebro]

It's not my decision but I doubt that kind of thing is doable.

[SolarLune]

Yeah... Finding an inventor would be tough without any clues. So, no translator.
I'm thinking it's language is limited since the mutation so it's good to limit the questions to simple ones. Right Joeman? Yep, keep it simple.
You ask the monster where the bomb is, but it is having extreme problems replying. It seems to be struggling to breathe and pay attention. It collapses on the train floor... What now?

[SSBBrawler]

Get a doctor to help, pronto.

[DrunkN]

Eeeeek-splosin=explosion
Empleh=helpmE
!Bmob=bomB!

It doesn't get much clearer than that.

P.S. I can not believe how you two could have been so inside-the-box, seeing how you two normally seem rather bright.

[Dudebro]

Yeah my bad but I'm no good at word scrambles. Btw I don't remember you blinding us with your brilliance. Was that P.S. really necessary?

[DrunkN]

Maybe I'm just tired and cranky. I should go to sleep, but I can't stop watching Star Trek.

[Dudebro]

Same with me except no Star Trek.

Joeman I think we need an update again, easily distracted and off course as always.;)

[SolarLune]

Alright, so uh....
You ask for the doctor back again, but he says that the monster not looking very good at all. When asked what is wrong with the creature, he says that the creature appears to have human DNA, and that it has a profound amount of radiation in it's blood. It will need a special vitamin to recover, but it isn't present at the hospital. The vitamin can be found at the pharmacy, about 10 blocks away. After seeing the monster, it's not looking very safe to be out, even in broad daylight. What do you do? It's about 10 AM.

[SSBBrawler]

How long does it take to do 20 blocks distance?

[Dudebro]

If it's not safe to be out then how safe is it where we are? Isn't the surrounding area full of debris and dead bodies? Maybe we should round up the survivors and head for the pharmacy. Drag the mutant behind us on a cot maybe.

[SolarLune]

Sorry I'm super late. Someone else can take over for this from here.

[SolarLune]

That's it, I'm bringing this back. NEW THREAD!