It was really amazing.
You bought the house for $50,000. In this economy?!
[[You were truly lucky.]]
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/house.png?v=1670199266680" style=" img{max-width: 100%;
}">You really didn't care when the realtor said something about it being a dead necromancer's house. You didn't believe in the supernatural. What even is a necromancer anyway?
Besides, there wasn't even anything //wrong// with it. No major renovations were needed.
It's been a long day.
[[Unpack your supplies]]
[[Call it a day]]
[[Explore the house]]
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/house-creep?v=1670199264427">
You decide to unpack your supplies. WiFi, a power strip, and a charger. That's all you really needed for now.
Now, to decide on a show:
[[The Necromancer]]
[[Nowhere to go]]
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/livingroom-lights-out?v=1670199265580">You decide to go to sleep.
You wake up feeling like you hadn't gotten an ounce of sleep. Maybe you should've taken those melatonin gummies from that pharmacy on your way here.
Your blanket feels heavy. Did something fall on it while you were sleeping? You sit up.
[[...?]]
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/Bedroom?v=1670199263368">You decide to explore the house. There wasn't anything out of the ordinary, other than a bookcase full of what you assume to be spell books from the self-proclaimed necromancer.
The house was well-kept. You wondered why it was sold for such a low price.
[[Read one of the books]]
[[Unpack your supplies]]
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/livingroom-lights-out?v=1670199265580">
You decided to watch The Necromancer. It reminded you of your house. It was pretty interesting. Necromancers were magicians...//evil magicians.// They had lots of skills related to death. (text-colour:#a3d1ff)[//You should be careful of them.//]
Maybe the neighbors were crazy being around one. Who knows.
[[...What's that sound?]]
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/livingroom?v=1670199261278">Another cliche horror movie! The family moves in for a fresh start. The mom says, "I need this. We all needed this," and by the second day they're suddenly getting haunted.
Surely your house wasn't as creepy as (text-colour:#a3d1ff)[//this//] right?
[[...What's that sound?]]
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/livingroom?v=1670199261278">It's cliche to hear a strange noise right after watching a horror movie.
//meow//
A cat? You checked outside but there wasn't anything there. It sounded really close though. Almost as if it was inside your house.
There are stray cats everywhere. It's probably nothing.
[[You feel lonely in your giant house]]
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/livingroom?v=1670199261278">Your friends weren't available until a week later, so you couldn't call anyone over, unless you wanted to meet the neighbors...?
You save that idea for the morning. They probably didn't want to be bothered at 8 pm.
Your mind wanders. What exactly happened in this house? It couldn't be sold for that cheap just because a necromancer lived here. There had to be something else to this house. Maybe it was asbestos? Or lead paint? Normal shit like that instead of the dead coming to life.
The movies were getting to you.
[[Just go to sleep.]]
[[Or not...]]
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/livingroom?v=1670199261278">Sleep was the best remedy for everything. You drift off thinking about the same questions you had before.
[[Whatever]]
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/livingroom?v=1670199261278">You had too many questions.
You start to look around the rooms. There had to be //something.//
[[Check the bathroom]]
[[Check the kitchen]]
[[Check the living room]]
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/livingroom?v=1670199261278">
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/Bedroom-lights-out?v=1670199262227">
You drift off to sleep. You couldnt help but feel like something or someone was watching you.
Your blanket feels heavy. Did something fall on it while you were sleeping? You sit up.
[[...?]]<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/Bones.png?v=1670201941441">
It was a pile of bones?
Did you somehow leave bones out?
Did you even pack any bones? Scratch that, why would you pack bones?
[[Touch it]]
[[I'm absolutely not touching that]]
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/Bones.png?v=1670201941441">
They were dry and brittle. They were really old and definitely not //yours.//
[[Call the police?]]
[[Confide in your neighbors]]
[[They're just bones...what's the most that could happen]]<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/Bones.png?v=1670201941441">
The fact of the situation is that there are random bones on your blanket. At least they didn't look human. Were the neighbors actually crazy like you thought?
Should you call the police? Maybe there was an open window and someone came in.
[[Call the police?]]
[[Confide in your neighbors]]
[[They're just bones...what's the most that could happen]]In theory, this was the most sensible idea. But after //the incident// you didn't know if it was the best one. You can't rememer much, but you did rememer you needed to avoid the poilce at all costs. (text-colour:red)[Thats why you moved here in the first place.]
[[Confide in your neighbors]]
[[They're just bones...what's the most that could happen]]It's 10am. Some of them were probably at work. But it couldn't hurt to try.
[[The blue door]]
You can finish unpacking later.
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/house.png?v=1670199266680" style=" img{max-width: 100%;
}">Yeah, they're just bones after all. You watched one horror movie that got you a little spooked, but these were harmless.
[[Trash them]]
[[Keep them]]
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/livingroom?v=1670199261278">It would be a pretty cool item to show to your friend. You'd spook them out a little. You leave them in a bowl (text-colour:#a3d1ff)[//by the window in your living room//]. They could serve as decoration!
It's 10 am. You make breakfast and figure out what to do for the rest of the day.
[[Finish unpacking]]
[[Greet your neighbors]]
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/livingroom?v=1670199261278">
(set: $trash to 'false')
You tossed the pile of bones in a bin. You've been through much worse in life, what was the significance of a couple of ones anyway? You've seen so many in your old neighorhood.
It's 10am, yet the sky stayed dark. You make your breakfast and [[finish unpacking]] for the rest of the day.
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/livingroom-lights-out?v=1670199265580">Right. This would be the socially acceptable thing to do when you move somewhere new. The neighborhood was quite colorful. Each house had it's quirks.
[[The blue door]]
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/house.png?v=1670199266680" style=" img{max-width: 100%;
}">//"Hi there."//
The angry voice seemed to be nonexistent when you opened the door. It was a scrawny-looking man in his 30s.
Annoyed, you asked him "Is there something wrong?" Its 8 pm and this person was on the verge of breaking your door down. You had the right to be annoyed.
//"You moved here just yesterday right?"//
You nod. What was he trying to get at?
//"Okay."//
The man leaves.
(text-colour:red)[What the was that?]
Thinking about the day's events, you go to bed and [[drift off to sleep.]]
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/house-creep?v=1670199264427">//KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK//
//"I CAN SEE YOU'RE HOME!"//
You had no choice but to [[Open the door]]
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/livingroom-lights-out?v=1670199265580">You were in trouble. Who did you piss off this time?
This isn't your bedroom.
(text-colour:red)[Where the fuck were you?]
The room smelled damp.
You can't move or see anything. The last thing you hear is people speaking in a language you don't understand.
Your consciousness fades as you hear a rattle of bones and a cat purring.
(align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[//Bad Ending 1: You threw out the bones.//]
[[Start from the beginning->You were truly lucky.]]
[[Start from your last checkpoint->...?]]
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/house-creep?v=1670199264427">There wasn't anything of note in the bathroom
[[Check the kitchen]]
[[Check the living room]]
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/livingroom-lights-out?v=1670199265580">You checked the kitchen. There was nothing of note..
[[Check the bathroom]]
[[Check the living room]]
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/livingroom-lights-out?v=1670199265580">Something is sticking out of the bottom of the book case. You move closer to see it was an aged piece of paper. You tug on it, but with the page being so fragile, you only get to see half of it.
(text-colour:#a3d1ff)[//It was a picture with text you didnt understand of what seemed to be a skeletal animal with a tail.//]
[[Whatever]]
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/livingroom-lights-out?v=1670199265580">
{(if: $greet is 'true')[//"Sorry for dropping by so late. I heard you were introducing yourself around the neighborhood today. I'm at the house with the blue door, I wasn't home when you knocked."//]
(else: )[//"Sorry for dropping by so late. I'm one of your neighbors. I live at the house with the blue door."//]
}
You introduce yourself. You had a pleasant conversation with the man.
"Right, is there a cat here?" you ask.
//"A cat? Yes there is."//
//(text-colour:lime)[End of Chapter 1. You have successfully avoided the first bad ending.
The next chapter will never come out :)]//
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/house.png?v=1670199266680">It was never a bad idea to be too safe. It was a scrawny-looking man. He looked harmless.
[[Open it]]
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/house-creep?v=1670199264427">Theres no one home.
[[The brown door]]
[[The white door]]
[[The red door]]
<!--{(if: $blue, $brown, $white, $red is "true")[ [[Finish unpacking]] }-->
(set: $greet to "true")
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/house.png?v=1670199266680">
You decided to finish unpacking.
It's 8 pm. You were exhausted. Nearly the whole day was dedicated to unpacking your supplies.
[[knock knock]]
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/livingroom?v=1670199261278">It was an interesting choice of color. Red. It was bold.
You knock on the door for an old man to answer.
//"Oh right you're the new neighbor?"//
He introduces himself as Thomas. he has been living here for 7 decades.
You ask, "Oh right, is there a cat around here?"
//"No, not that I know of"//
He was a nice man.
[[The brown door]]
[[The white door]]
You should [[Finish unpacking]] when you're done.
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/house.png?v=1670199266680" style=" img{max-width: 100%;
}">Someone opened the door, just barely though. They seemed to be scared of you for some reason.
//"Is there anything you need"//
"No, I just wanted to introduce myself. I just moved in."
//"I see"//
The air feels awkward. You quickly ask, "Oh right, is there a cat around here?"
//"No"//
They shut the door. You wondered if you came off as rude.
[[The white door]]
[[The red door]]
You should [[Finish unpacking]] when you're done.
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/house.png?v=1670199266680" style=" img{max-width: 100%;
}">Before you could knock the door swung open.
//"Oh I'm so sorry! Did you get hurt?"//
A woman in her 20s seemed to be in a hurry.
"No no I'm fine! I'm sorry to get in your way. I just moved here I wanted to introduce myself."
//"So sorry this is really bad timing. It's really nice to meet you. Come back on a weekend for dinner!"//
The woman leaves in a hurry, she seemed to be late to something.
[[The brown door]]
[[The red door]]
You should [[Finish unpacking]] when you're done.
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/house.png?v=1670199266680" style=" img{max-width: 100%;
}">You decided to finish unpacking.
It's 8 pm. You were exhausted. Nearly the whole day was dedicated to unpacking your supplies.
[[KNOCK KNOCK]]It was still dark out despite being 1pm. Someone was angrily knocking at your door.
//KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK//
[[Open the door]]
[[Pretend it never happened]]
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/livingroom-lights-out?v=1670199265580">//knock knock//
It sounded very faint.
Someone's at the door. It's 8 pm. Is it one of the neighbors?
[[Look through the peep hole]]
[[Open it]]
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/livingroom?v=1670199261278">It was pretty much a bunch of gibberish you didn't understand. There is something written on a post-it note acting as a bookmark. The page has a picture of a skeletal cat. //(text-colour:#a3d1ff)[You decide to keep note of the book.]//
Enough of that. It didn't make sense to you either way.
Go ahead and [[Unpack your supplies]]
<img src="https://cdn.glitch.global/be692411-0be6-4da2-bab2-3dee902cfe95/livingroom?v=1670199261278">