Your alarm has just gone off. You're dazed and sleepy.
What do you want to do?
a) [[sleep in five more minutes]]
b) [[get up. The cat hasn't been fed yet this morning. He's crying at your door]]
c) [[accidentally fall back asleep]]Your alarm sounds again after what feels like 30 seconds. You are sleepier than before. The blankets are warm and have wrapped around you perfectly in the night.
Your mother calls from downstairs. It is time for breakfast. Your face feels like you ran into a wall.
What do you want to do?
a) [[sleep for eternity]]
b) [[yell "FUCK OFF" to no one]]
c) [[skip breakfast, go bungee jumping]]You wake up finally. The sun is fading now. You've missed school. //I've missed school!!//, you think.
You turn to the alarm clock to check the time. But wait! It reads 7 am. You haven't overslept! Relief washes over you. What's with the fading light, though. You walk over to the window to see the sun sinking down into the open sky below you. You have entered a parallel universe.
What do you want to do?
a) [[grab your coat. You're going to explore.]]
b) [[faint upwards]]
c) [[test your powers and see if you can make a fourth letter choice]]
e)You open your door. Mittens meows once more, and then turns to lead you to the kitchen. "You look awful," he says.
What do you want to do?
a) [[Tell him you can see his butt when he walks like that]]
b) [[Ruffle his fur so that he hisses]]
c) [[Admit it. You look awful.]]This is heaven. Of course it's not good sleep. It's shallow, half-waking sleep. The light of everyday that passes shines through your eyelids. You slip in and out of dreams. You realize that the red light grows stronger as you age and your eyelids thin. It's gotten harder to breathe and all muscles have atrophied. You are goo.
What do you want to do?
a) [[stay goo. Goo is good.]]
b) [[wonder if the sun will burn out soon]]
c) [[Get up.]]Well, you //think// it was no one.
"Well fuck you TOO," says the murder hornet, who is now standing offended on your windowsill.
"I was literally just saying hello cause I'm new to this country and, like, I'm honestly not in the mood for hostility," it continues.
While you're caught off guard, you still don't appreciate being reprimanded in your own home so naturally you respond, "No one asked you to be here."
"Wow. THAT stings." Murder hornet proceeds to sting you.
What do you want to do?
a) [[Yell, "OH YEAH, IS THAT ALL YOU GOT??"]]
b) [[Kill murder hornet and take him to the Washington Labs.]]
c) [[Cry. That hurt.]]You did your research. You found a great place. 4.7 stars on Yelp! None of your friends want to go. Whatever. You shrug it off.
You go bungee jumping. It's from a bridge over a river with pebbly banks.
The rope snaps. You're falling, falling...
Alarm goes off.
[[Just a dream.->sleep in five more minutes]] Mittens didn't appreciate that. Oh, you've done it now. Mittens rounds on you, claws beared. He lunges at you and scratches to his hearts content. You try to fight but you put his hair out. of. place. and now you're going to get. it.
When he finally pulls away, you are unrecognizable.
What do you want to do?
a) [[Start fresh, live a new life unencumbered by the constraints of beauty]]
b) [[Start fresh, get a new cat]]
c) [[capitalize on this new look and start haunting children's dreams full-time]]You pass the mirror in the hallway. You gasp. You don't just look awful... you aren't even yourself!! You've grown horns overnight and they're giving you a terrible headache. You've got a goatee! And it's magenta!! Your pupils are just slits and gunk is crusted in the corners of your eyes.
You can't go to school like this!
What do you want to do?
a) [[Plastic surgery. Definitely plastic surgery.]]
b) [[Seek out your kin]]
c) [[Consult the internet]]Congrats, you are goo. You have slept long enough to decompose into carbon and be reformed into magma flowing underneath Wyoming, USA. You are waiting to become lava in Yellowstone National Park.
Soon, soon.
What do you want to do?
a) [[erupt!]]
b) [[keep scientists guessing, you sly minx]]
c) [[oh, hey! you found a crevice to the outside!]]As you ponder this long feared prospect, the sun goes out like a light. You're plunged into darkness and a cold like you've never experienced before.
As fast as it went out, though, it lights back up and you can feel the fire of it.
You are primordial goo and everything is primordial goo around you. Time has restarted like a freshly wound music box.
What do you want to do?
a) [[Find those single-celled organisms everyone's been talking about]]
b) [[Swim around a bit. The whole world's an ocean!]]
c) [[Go back to sleep.]]Wow! You have slept so long that time and history has actually begun to repeat itself! Your body is now deveolped again, too. You peek outside your window to find yourself in the middle of an ancient Roman forum. You wrap your sheet around you and fashion it into a toga before venturing out into the marketplace.
They have some nice wares here, and before you know it, you've purchased a new clay vase, a vile of bergamont perfume, and a pair of bronze riding stirrups.
You have caused some stir in the marketplace. Excited gossip ripples through the forum and soon, curious law enforcers are questioning your origin.
WHat do you want to do?
a) [[Tell them you are time-traveller. The Romans love new technology.]]
b) [[Say that you are an undercover auquaduct inspector]]
c) [[RUN!]]It's not all he's got. He's a murder hornet. This is an oversight.
He comes at you full force. You flee from your open window for your life. You reach your car and drive as far away as you can.
You've lost him, for now. But he's got your scent now on his stinger. He'll be back. You need to change your identity.
You reach Las Vegas. Perfect.
What do you want to do?
a) [[Find a casino. Shouldn't be hard.]]
b) [[Become an Elvis impersonator.]]
c) [[Check out Burning Man!!]]He was no match for you. You felt little remorse. Eradication is key.
You place his body into a tupperware container padded with papertowels and book a flight to Washington.
You drop off the offending hornet at the labs and begin the trek home. You're late for school. In the taxi to the airport, you begin to change. You are now a murder wasp. His sting has changed your genetic makeup. You only have one option: kill.
What do you want to do?
a) [[KILL]]The murder hornet starts crying too. That was actually his first time stinging someone and it's been a really rough day for him and he really just wanted to talk or hang out or something but now you //hate// him...
He erupts into sobs. You take pity on him. You say, "Hows about a drink, huh?" and he nods appreciatively.
You find the closest bar and take a seat. He orders mead, barely aged.
What do you want to do?
a) [[Honestly? Order a piña colada. It's been that type of morning.]]
b) [[Keep him busy and slip away to call Washington Labs]]
c) [[Ask him about where he's from.]]You hurtle towards your bedroom door and scramble downstairs. Mom is nowhere to be seen but you don't notice. You pull on your coat, yank open the door. But Mittens the cat is out the door before you and he's falling, falling! You try to reach for him but then you're falling, falling...
The sun is nearing now... [[OH NO!]]
You hit the ground hard. All is black until a raspy, wise voice calls out your name. Your eyes flutter open to reveal a tree stump with a beard... It takes you a few blinks to realize it is a short, gnarled, and wrinkled man with severely tanned skin and beady black eyes. He calls himself Igorp.
//What has happened??//, you think. //Has the world simply turned upside down??// And then you remember the sinking sun...
You turn to the tree stu-- you mean, man, and...
What do you want to do?
a) [[PUNCH HIM. PUNCH THE TREE STRUMP.]]
b) [[Faint again]]
c) [[jump out the window]]
HOLY CRAP! You did it! You have... powers here.
"Yes," a raspy, wise voice rings out from behind you. "But, that fourth letter option leads nowhere... yet. You must develop your powers. I have been sent here to guide you."
You tremble. Who is this. How has this person... or at least you think it's a person... get in here??
What do you want to do?
a) [[test your power...]]
b) [[turn around...]]
c) [[give letter option e) an option]]Your future is under construction. In the meantime, [[let's rewrite the past...->Wake Up]]Your future is under construction. In the meantime, [[let's rewrite the past...->Wake Up]]Your powers are not strong enough yet! Didn't Igorp tell you yet??
[[//obstinate child...//->test your powers and see if you can make a fourth letter choice]]
Your future is under construction. In the meantime, [[let's rewrite the past...->Wake Up]]Your future is under construction. In the meantime, [[let's rewrite the past...->Wake Up]]Your future is under construction. In the meantime, [[let's rewrite the past...->Wake Up]]Your future is under construction. In the meantime, [[let's rewrite the past...->Wake Up]]"Ohh enough!" the tree stump growls. He points a gnarled twig-like finger at you and[[...->Wake Up]] Your future is under construction. In the meantime, [[let's rewrite the past...->Wake Up]]You reach Mittens in midair. He claws at you. "I'M SAVING YOUR LIFE!" you scream at him. You think you're about to crash into the sun below you but soon you pass it! BUT! Your descent slows until your as light as a feather. You and Mittens drift until you are finally resting softly on the purple sands of a new planet.
You and Mittens venture to the nearby city. Dust whips around gleaming buildings the color of aubergine. You stop for a drink at the nearest grape-colored bar.
What do you want to do?
a) [[Start a life here. Your grades weren't so good back home anyway.]]
b) [[Get druuuuuunnnnnkkkk]]
c) [[Ask the bar-mantis where the best place to dance in this city is.]]Your future is under construction. In the meantime, [[let's rewrite the past...->Wake Up]]Your future is under construction. In the meantime, [[let's rewrite the past...->Wake Up]]Your future is under construction. In the meantime, [[let's rewrite the past...->Wake Up]]Your future is under construction. In the meantime, [[let's rewrite the past...->Wake Up]]Your future is under construction. In the meantime, [[let's rewrite the past...->Wake Up]]Your future is under construction. In the meantime, [[let's rewrite the past...->Wake Up]]Your future is under construction. In the meantime, [[let's rewrite the past...->Wake Up]]Your future is under construction. In the meantime, [[let's rewrite the past...->Wake Up]]You find Freddie Kruger living at the run-down motel on the edge of town. He smokes a cigarette as you ask for advice on your new gig. He tells you a few tricks of the trade, you know, like how the sleep apnea kids are easy targets and how to pin down those pesky teens who don't go to sleep until 4 am.
"But most importantly," he says, "focus on //you// and //your// needs. And brace yourself, it'll throw your circadian rhythm out of wack."
Freddie snubs out his cigarette on the back of his hand and places the fedora lopsided on his head. He tips the brim to you and goes off into the night.
What do you want to do?
a) [[Get to work. No point in wasting time.]]
b) [[Pay Freddie's motel bill. It's good manners.]]
c) [[Go shopping for a new look. You can't take his uniform.]]Your future is under construction. In the meantime, [[let's rewrite the past...->Wake Up]]Your future is under construction. In the meantime, [[let's rewrite the past...->Wake Up]]Your future is under construction. In the meantime, [[let's rewrite the past...->Wake Up]]Your future is under construction. In the meantime, [[let's rewrite the past...->Wake Up]]Your future is under construction. In the meantime, [[let's rewrite the past...->Wake Up]]Your future is under construction. In the meantime, [[let's rewrite the past...->Wake Up]]Your future is under construction. In the meantime, [[let's rewrite the past...->Wake Up]]Your future is under construction. In the meantime, [[let's rewrite the past...->Wake Up]]Your future is under construction. In the meantime, [[let's rewrite the past...->Wake Up]]Your future is under construction. In the meantime, [[let's rewrite the past...->Wake Up]]Your future is under construction. In the meantime, [[let's rewrite the past...->Wake Up]]Your future is under construction. In the meantime, [[let's rewrite the past...->Wake Up]]"If you got it, flaunt it, baby," Mittens purrs at you.
You shake your head. Cat confidence can't be stopped[[... ->get up. The cat hasn't been fed yet this morning. He's crying at your door]]Your future is under construction. In the meantime, [[let's rewrite the past...->Wake Up]]Your future is under construction. In the meantime, [[let's rewrite the past...->Wake Up]]Your future is under construction. In the meantime, [[let's rewrite the past...->Wake Up]]YOU TAKE OUT THE TAXI DRIVER FIRST BUZZ BUZZ HE WAS OVERCHARGING ANYWAY BUZZ BUZZ YOU FLY FROM THE CRACK IN THE WINDOW BUZZ BUZZ FREEDOM! BUZZ BUZZ THERE MUST BE BEES TO KILL BUZZ BUZZ ANYONE WHO GETS IN MY WAY IS DOOMED BUZZ BUZZ I AM INSTOPPABLE BUZZ BUZZ I HAVE NO NATURAL PREDAT--
[[You are another one gone.->Wake Up]]