Love

The sun has just began to set and you can feel the cold breeze picking up a little. You are at the front door of a fancy building that almost looks like a french castle. Your best friend invited you to an art exhibit that their father bought the tickets for, but neither of you really know whats going on. The front door begins to slowly open and a person in a blue suit motions for you all to enter. You walk through the doors and into a large room full of over a dozen tables. Each has a white table cloth on it, plates, forks and knives, and in the center is a beautiful bust of a woman's body. You [[walk up to it to take a closer look.]]

You slip it into your bag without anyone noticing and [[join your friend]] in the center of the room again.

You look at it for a while and then relize that it might not be worth it to get caught for stealing so you walk away to [[join your friend.]]

You walk back near your friend. You both stand at the entrance of a room glowing with light and sounds of water sloshing. It echoes through the hallways and sends a rush of calming over you. There is one small door and one double door, both of which are very low to the ground. Inront both doors a sign reads, enter in singles or doubles. You turn to your friend who has a bead of sweat dripping down their forehead. Their hand is shaking which makes you remember that they are afraid of water and drowning. You ask them if they are ok "Yea I think I hear water and it kind of freaks me out" "I totally get that. Water can feel liminal and scary" "I think it's more that I never learned how to swim, but thanks for philosophizing" "haha anytime, do you want to go together? my phone is waterproof so I can take all the pictures and you can just soak it in" "no its fine" Even though they said its fine you still feel bad. You suggest to enter the exhibit [[with friend]] and say, "come on it will be more fun together" OR [[enter alone]] and say "It might be therapeutic to do it alone, go off"

You two lay side by side on your backs with your feet inside the door and head on the side of the room you entered. Your friend turns their head to you, "thanks for doing it with me. I appreciate it, and you" "of course, anything for you" A suction pulls you from one room to the next and suddenly you relaxed. The colors that were once shining outside of this room coat you in warmth and light like honey. You uncross your arms and feel something wet. You look to your side and you are in the middle of a body of water. The room is filled with water and you are lying on a giant piece of flat wood floating through this colorful aquatic room. Fish, rays, and sharks swim under you in what looks like the dozens. Clouds are projected onto every corner of the room. You turn to your friend and their head is turned toward you with their eyes closed. They are clearly afraid of falling in. You gently rest your hand on their face and reassure them that they wont fall in. They open their eyes and you have an intimate moment of staring at eachother. You feel your heartbeat pick up a little. Thankfully a fish bumps your hand and breaks the moment. As you float back towards the entrance you can't stop thinking about your friend's eyes and how enchanting they were in that moment. The two of you are lifted off of the wooden plank and back onto solid ground. After being inside for a while and all that tension, your friend asks if you want to smoke a cigarette. You go [[outside]] with them.

You stand there awkwardly for a second. To break the silence you say, "ill see you in there" and lay down in the single door. You feel a suction on your feet and you slide into the room. The colors that were once shining outside of this room coat you in warmth and light like honey. You uncross your arms and feel something wet. You look to your side and you are in the middle of a body of water. The room is filled with water and you are lying on a giant piece of flat wood floating through this colorful aquatic room. Clouds are projected onto every corner of the room. While trying to keep your balance you shift weight to your side so you can see what is under you. There are hundreds of fish swimming below you. All colors and shapes and sizes. Eels, sharks, reef fish, grouper, sting rays, and many more beautiful aquatic creatures. You reach your hand out to touch a ray and lose your balance. You swiftly, yet accidentally, roll off the side of the wood into the water splashing around and making all the fish scatter. At this point, all eyes are on you and guards appear to fetch you. You are lifted out of the tank and taken back to the [[main room]]

You walk back near your friend. You both stand at the entrance of a room glowing with light and sounds of water sloshing. It echoes through the hallways and sends a rush of calming over you. There is one small door and one double door, both of which are very low to the ground. Inront both doors a sign reads, enter in singles or doubles. You turn to your friend who has a bead of sweat dripping down their forehead. Their hand is shaking which makes you remember that they are afraid of water and drowning. You ask them if they are ok "Yea I think I hear water and it kind of freaks me out" "I totally get that. Water can feel liminal and scary" "I think it's more that I never learned how to swim, but thanks for philosophizing" "haha anytime, do you want to go together? my phone is waterproof so I can take all the pictures and you can just soak it in" "no its fine" Even though they said its fine you still feel bad. You suggest to enter the exhibit [[with your friend]] and say, "come on it will be more fun together" OR enter [[alone]] and say "It might be therapeutic to do it alone, go off"

You are currently standing around soaking wet in the middle of this regal room, dripping water all over the carpet and wood floor. A guard appears out of nowhere and instructs you to follow them. You walk up a flight of steps and are on the second floor. The guard takes you to the bathroom and says, "there are towels and a shower in here. The tank water is dirty and we recommend that you rinse off. Dry clothes are hanging on the door. Enjoy" They leave and you shut the door. As you undress you take the diamond out of your pocket and put it on the edge of the sink. You turn on the water and step into the shower. The water is falling on you like summer rain. You step out of the shower and grab a towel. A cute single diamond is hanging from the corner of the towel. They are white with silver lettering on them. You look closely at the small font and to your surprise it says your name. You think its strange because your name is only somewhat common but you don't think too much of it. Even though you try to ignore it, it makes you crazy. Now having stared at the towel for multiple minutes you pull out your phone and [[take a picture]] or [[take a nude]]

You are currently standing around soaking wet in the middle of this regal room, dripping water all over the carpet and wood floor. A gaurd appears out of nowhere and instructs you to follow them. You walk up a flight of steps and are on the second floor. The guard takes you to the bathroom and says, "there are towels and a shower in here. The tank water is dirty and we reccomend that you rinse off. Dry clothes are hanging on the door. [[Enjoy"]]

You check your watch and its about 6 pm at this point. The sun has set even though there are the last trickles of light in the sky. Your friend pulls out a cig but mentions to you that there is some weed in it. They say that is a strain that doesn't get you too high because it glows, which makes the weed release some of the THC into the air. You don't smoke that often and don't always enjoy [[getting high]].

You take a picture of the towel lettering and send it to your friend who is probably wondering where you went. You dry off quickly and put on the clothes that are hanging on the back of the door. You step out into the hallway. You can't remember where you came from. You walk to the [[left]] or [[right]].

You turn to 3 quarter stance and look over your shoulder. Click. You dry off quickly and put on the clothes that are hanging on the back of the door. You reach your hand in the pocket of the pants and feel something small and sharp. You pull it out and its a diamond necklace. At first you think it's a mistake but then inside the other pocket is a card. It reads "We hope you had an enjoyable experience despite the art failing to support you. Here is a gift for the trouble." At the bottom it was signed, "(either: "The one that got away", "D.J.T.", "Nic Villarosa")". You step into the hallway and walk down to the right to find the stairs. You walk down and find your friend waiting at the [[bottom]].

You start heading down the hallway. There are beautiful vases in display boxes and antique paintings on the wall. You hear footsteps coming down the hall. As you turn the corner you slam into the security guard from earlier and the single diamond that you took from the statue falls out of your pocket. You both look down at the diamond, then back at eachother. The guard picks it up and asks you where you got this. You say, "I took it from the statue" with an ashamed look on your face. "This is thousands of dollars and you thought you could just take it" "I, I'm sor---" The guard raises their voice to say, [["come with me"]]

You walk down the hallway to find the stairs. You begin to walk down the long staircase and find your friend waiting at the [[bottom]].

"Where did you go?", they ask "I fell in the damn tank so I had to take a shower upstairs. You didn't see?" "Not at all. I was too busy trying not to think about drowning!" "At least you made it out alive" "tea. Also that picture you sent me was so odd?" "Right, super weird" You feel warm from how willing your friend was and patient. The image of you two floating sounds nice now that you think about it. You get outside. With nothing to say, you look at your friend, who is actually looking at you. Your [can tell]<c1| they are [giving you]<c2| [*the* eyes]<c3| (click: ?c1)[or at least thats what you want them to be giving you.] (click: ?c2)[They lean in and meet your lips.] (click: ?c3)[You can't help but let go of all the weight that has been tensed up.] At the same time you give into the moment fully and enjoy eachothers lips for a moment. Loving and intimate, but also [[hot]]

You flick the lighter open and spark a flame to the end of the joint. As it burns you can see the glimmer begin to occur. It starts off as a slight glow, which then turns into a shine about halfway through the sesh, and eventually looks like a flashlight as the clip is passed between the two of you. Its enjoyable after a long day of art. While laughing you accidentally shine the J into a window on the second floor. There is a guard staring right at you while the light shines on his chest. Two guards, one on either side of you appear, seemingly out of nowhere. One barks, "Sir, do you know marijuana is illegal here?" You respond back with, "yes sir but ..." Before you can finish your friend chimes in and goes, "My father is very good friends with the owner of this museum. A minor infraction can be erased but a bad review or reputation couldnt" The guards looked at eachother almost as if they had completed a mission or had a [[wire]] cut in their brains. They turned around and walked away.

With concern in your voice you say, "I really don't think we should smoke here. There are a lot of weird things going on and I can feel it in the air" "Understandable. I guess you are feeling something that i'm not but also, i'm not [[you"]]

You argue, "i feel like we could box the car instead of smoking right here" "true, it seems a little hot boy" You both walk towards the car and get in. Somehow the car is drastically colder than the temperature outside, but you also know that it be like that in the winter. You flick open the lighter and hold the flame to the J. With it in your mouth you turn on the car and begin to drive away down the long road leading to the estate. As the car begins to fill with smoke you can feel your body easing up and relaxing. You sigh with relief because you trusted your gut to smoke elsewhere. [[Return to Start->Start]]

The guard directs you to the stairs to the right of the bathroom. You both walk down the stairs and see your friend waiting at the bottom. They say, "whats happening?" "Just follow us", the guard demands. They take the both of you to the front door and say, "leave and never come back. Your parent's membership to the museum of the experience is suspended" The guard holds their hand out as if you owe them something. They demand, "the necklace" You reach into your pocket and give them the diamond necklace. They slam the door. [[Return to Start->Start]]

Before they can close the door, you grab it to hold it open. They step inside. As you both undress you can feel the cold air sweep around your body. You turn the shower on to make the room warmer. You step closer to them putting your hand on the side of their face and eventually sliding your hand to the back of their neck. They lean closer in to kiss you. "can i?" "yeah" You both step into the shower and feel the water gently splashing on your bodies. Your bodies entangled. The sensation of another person with the sensation of the warm water feels fantastic. A little later, you both get out, dry off, and put your clothes back on. They leave first and then you [[step out of the bathroom.]]

You stand for a second thinking and then gesture to shut the door. As you undress you can't help but feel a little uncomfortable because you are showering in a museum. You turn on the water and step inside. The shower is warm and relaxing. Steam begins to fill the room. As you let the water fall directly onto the back of your neck and upper back you can't help but think about how lonely your friend is downstairs. You get out, dry off, and put the fresh clothes on. You step outside of the door. You can't remember which way is towards the stairs so you go left. As your walking through this beautiful hallway of vases and paintings you encounter a door. It looks pretty light so you swing it open. Inside is a room full of diamonds piled up taller than your height times 2. A beautiful diamond crown that is small enough to fit under your shirt catches your eye. It isn't within arms reach but if you lean over on one foot you could reach it. You [[lean over]] or [[let it be and look for something closer]]

Without seeing where the guard went you walk down the hallway to find the staircase. Your friend is waiting at the bottom. "where did you go?" "Ugh I had to take a shower because I fell in the exhibit" "oh shit, well i'm glad you could dry. Strange that this museum has a working shower" "yeah Idk, wanna head out?" [["Yea lets go"]]

You both walk outside. You wait to say anything. Your head is flustered after the encounter with the guard but you try to hide it. You break the silence by saying, "what did you think of the exhibit?" "I would have prefered it if you were there by my side" "I'm sorry, I felt like we would have fallen in if we both went but clearly I would have fallen in regardless" Your friend is now looking down at the ground. You lift their chin and say, "i'm here now" There is a pause. They lean in to kiss you, which at first feels repulsive because of your closeness but then your heart leans you forward to meet them. They pull away swiftly and say, "Your breath smells like a cheap mint. Have you been kissing someone?" "Ummm yes" you say hesitantly. "Are you kidding me? I thought we were having a sweet moment and i'm just your sloppy seconds" ... "Forget about this shit, i'm off" They walk briskly towards their car. You yell, "wait, you know it wasn't like that" They yell back, "then what is it like? Seems like all you can think about is sex AND you left me alone with my worst fear today. Take a fucking lyft" Your coat is inside so you run into grab it. By the time you come back outside their car is headed for the road. You stand at the front door of this beautiful estate with diamonds in your pocket feeling anything but beautiful. [[Return to Start->Start]]

You lean to try to grab it. At this point your whole body is balancing on one leg. In the effort of trying to grab it you slip and land with your head slamming into the crown. Hard thump feeling radiates through your body. It slices through the side of your head and you bleed out laying in the pile. [[Return to Start->Start]]

You decide that it's not worth it to try and reach for the crown. You see a small ring at your feet. It glistens like the wedding ring or band you would ideally want. You squat down to pick it up and you can see that it has a small picture in the center. You squint harder and see it's an image of yourself in diamonds. It shocks you at first. With it in your hand you... ... **a ghost kills you** (enchant: "a ghost kills you", (text-style:'outline')) [[Return to Start->Start]]

You look at your friend and say, "Thanks for using that white priviliage fru fru father big buisness stuff. It really saves us". You say that even though you want to tell them how scared you were. You both, walk towards the car and head home. [[Return to Start->Start]]

You look at eachother, into the camera, and then laugh. [[Return to Start->Start]]

You pull away slowly looking at your friend in the eyes. You wink to end the moment, exit the game, or rather an action or prescribed set of movements that the player can choose... You get into the car and drive home. [[Return to Start->Start]]

Your friend pulls out the lighter and hands both the J and lighter to you. You [[hit the joint]] or [[suggest to smoke later]] (set: $counter to 10) You have |amount>[$counter] seconds left! (live: 1s)[ (set: $counter to it - 1) (if: $counter is 0)[(go-to: "hit the joint")] (replace: ?amount)[$counter] ]

Once you walk up to the sculpture you see a diamond earring in the hand of the statue. You look around a little to see if anyone is looking. In this gaze you look down to find the namecard infront of you read, "take me". You question if this is a coincidence or some simulation or something. You [[take]] the earring or [[leave it]] where it is.

As they walk towards the door they wink. You can clearly tell that they are eye flirting. You [[grab the door]] or [[let them walk away]] (set: $counter to 10) You have |amount>[$counter] seconds left! (live: 1s)[ (set: $counter to it - 1) (if: $counter is 0)[(go-to: "grab the door")] (replace: ?amount)[$counter] ]