InkTwine

(set: $Magnee to false) (set: $MagneeAsk to 1) (set: $GulldAsk to 1) (set: $CylvirAsk to 1) (set: $Lily to false) (set: $Rhelik to false) (set: $Battery to false) You are lost in the chambers of a mechanical laybyrinth, THE CONSERVATORY. Though filled with manmade parts and bellowing with rust and steam, the hallway has also clearly been reclaimed by nature. Vibrant green moss grows across the walls, sunlight shines down on pale flowers through glass, gnats hum about. You feel more comfortable than you should. [[Walk forward]]

You travel onwards through the halls of the Conservatory. As you go the moss only seems to become more prevalent and you see roots sprouting from ventalation systems. A faint haze of steam can be seen collecting towards the glass cieling. The moisture feels nice on your gelatinous body. What do you do? [[Keep going]] [[Go back|Walk forward]]

You just barely are able to pass through the doorway on account of your amorphous body. Inside is a dim room with rows of anicient computer servers with spider webs of cords and wires weaving across the ground and hanging from the cieling. The servers display text and characters the likes of which you cannot decipher. There are sealed metal doors at the far end of the room with two circular panels, one red and one blue. Additionally, there is a thin, horned individual crouched near one of the servers, fiddling with the mechanics through an unskrewed panel. They are clearly a scholar of some sort. What do you do? [[Speak to the scholar]] [[Go through the door]] [[ Go back|Walk forward]]

The door is a massive, dark, metallic color with two sides which would slide open, the left and right side baring a blue and red panel respectively. You try to open it, but the door won't budge. You can tell there's something important behind it. What do you do? (if:$Magnee is true)[[Call Magnee over]] [[Leave|Squeeze past the door]]

(if:$MagneeAsk is 1)[You tap the scholar, causing her to jump in shock. She turns around and rises. She is far taller than you initially expected, probably five times as tall as you, and with massive red and blue gauntlets on each hand. "MY MY! Didn't expect to see a monster in this room! I had thought nothing would pass farther than the Greenhouse Dome. What brings you here my little colleague?"] (if:$MagneeAsk >1)["Hello my little friend!" Magnee exclaims. "Do you have something to ask me?"] (if:$MagneeAsk is 3)["Are you as charged as I to explore this new technology?"] What do you do? (if:$MagneeAsk is 1)[[Ask who she is]] (if:$MagneeAsk is 2)[[Ask what she's doing]] (if:$MagneeAsk is 3)[[Ask if you can help]] [[Leave|Squeeze past the door]]

(set: $MagneeAsk to it +1) "I am the esteemed inventor Professor Magnee of course!" she boldly announces. "I'm sure you've heard of my work at the Reldbilt College of Technology and Arts?... perhaps my work in the field of electromagnetic studies?... Nevermind that, I suppose you'd not be tapped in to the acedemic worlds anyways considering where you live." [[Back|Speak to the scholar]]

(set: $MagneeAsk to it +1) "Ah! A fellow persuer of knowledge I see?" Magnee cheerfully exclaims. "Yes, there is such a perplexing system just past those doors..." she points towards the doors at the far end of the hallway, "I'm simply charged at the thought of learning the purpose of said machine, and these servers seem to be connected, so I've taken it upon myself to disect the functions of them." [[Back|Speak to the scholar]]

Professor Magnee stares at you strangely through her round glasses. "Help me?" she says as if she hadn't expected the words. She chuckles lightly to herself, "Hmm... a research assistant would be greatly helpful to me... though with your lack of limbs I doubt you're specialized for intricate work." She points with one of her gauntlets towards the exit, "down the hall from this room, past the Greenhouse Dome where the siblings host their teaparties, I believe there's a vending machine with batteries inside, it was likely used back when the Conservatory was still in function. My gauntlets are low on battery and it'd help a great deal if you could fetch me some!" You happily nod, agreeing to help her. What do you do? (if:$Battery is true)[[Give Magnee the Batteries]] [[Back|Speak to the scholar]]

Eventually the narrow halls give way to a massive room with a glass dome for a cieling. The room is filled with natural terrain, trees, and a small waterfall that collects in a clear pond. It feels like you're outdoors. Sat at an ornate, silver table next to the pond is a fashionable individual with a piercing gaze as well as a younger individual wearing a tall gold hat. They seem to be drinking tea, though the younger of the two doesn't seem as invested as the other. In the far corner of the small paradise you find yourself in, you notice the facade of a stone with a small door hidden behind it. What do you do? [[Speak to the older noble]] [[Speak to the younger noble]] [[Go through the hidden door]] [[go back|Continue through the hallway]] (if:$CylvirAsk is 3)[[Inspect the flower beds]]

You approach the two individuals participating in a tea party, looking towards the older of the two. She is elegant and pale, like a porcilean figure and she wears a metal, disc-like hat with purple veils hanging off of it. "Care for a cup of tea dear? It's my own recipe" she offers in a calm, yet emotionless voice. What do you do? (if:$CylvirAsk is 1)[[Ask who she is|Cylvir1]] (if:$CylvirAsk is 2)[[Ask what she's doing|Cylvir2]] (if:$CylvirAsk is 3)[["By the way..."]] [[Leave|Keep going]]

(if:$GulldAsk is 1)[You approach the two individuals participating in a tea party, looking towards the younger of the two. She is short and stocky, but clearly has an ego larger than her stature. She wears a massive tophat made from gold on her head with a handle on the top. "EEEEHHH wadda ya want, weirdo?? Betcha wan my yummy drink! Well too bad, its all mine and icky mons'ers don' get any!!!" The child then blows a raspberry at you. The older of the two chimes in stating "Gulld, we musn't offend our guests. All good hosts offer those who attend their teaparties a beverage." The younger murmers to herself "Meh! Wad eva' Bossy-pots!"] (if:$GulldAsk is 2)[You approach the two individuals participating in a tea party, looking towards the younger of the two. She is short and stocky, but clearly has an ego larger than her stature. She wears a massive tophat made from gold on her head with a handle on the top. "Need somp'n booger-brain?" Gulld asks.] (if:$GulldAsk is 3)[You approach the two individuals participating in a tea party, looking towards the younger of the two. She is short and stocky, but clearly has an ego larger than her stature. She wears a massive tophat made from gold on her head with a handle on the top. She does not say anything.] What do you do? (if:$GulldAsk is 1)[[Ask who she is|Gulld1]] (if:$GulldAsk is 2)[[Ask what she's doing|Gulld2]] (if:$GulldAsk is 3)[Gulld seems bored of talking to you] [[Leave|Keep going]]

(set: $CylvirAsk to it +1) The older of the two speaks slowly and clearly, "I am Cylvir Raerurt, and that is my younger sister, Gulld. We are the heirs to the Raerurt family fortune, so we strive to hold ourselves with a strong sense of dignity." Gulld yells out "Yeah! We're like supa' rich an' powerful an' our daddy will sue ya if yer mean ta me!" There is a beat of silence. Cylvir continues "I strive to do so at least." [[Back|Speak to the older noble]]

(set: $CylvirAsk to it +1) "Yes, I see why a tea party among the halls of the Conservatory may seem odd..." Cylvir responds. "You see, me and my sister were travelling through the tower as I was searching for a new ingredient to try making tea with, and wouldn't you beleive it I found the perfect thing right in this greenhouse! Popsil lilies! They were thought to be extinct, but I found a bed of them right here, preserved by time." Cylvir plucks a white flower from the ground, explaining "they have the most delicate flaver when mixed into tea. I beleive I may have them grown on an industrial level whenever me and Gulld return home, but for now I've chosen to host a party and expirience the tranquility of the spot." [[Back|Speak to the older noble]]

You pass through the door and inside is a small room with several plugs and outlets on the walls as well as a large vending machince with only a few batteries left on its shelves. There's a poster of a human in a hamock on the wall so you suppose it must be some kind of break room. Perhaps the machines who used to inhabit the Conservatory would plug up and recharge in here. What do you do? [[Inspect the vending machine]] [[Leave|Keep going]]

(set: $GulldAsk to it +1) "Didn' you hear Bossy-pots!?!?! My name's GULLD! G. U. L. L. D. I'm eight whole years old, almost nine and Bossy-Pots is my sister" Gulld explains all in one breath. "Need ta know anyfin' else nosy-posie???" [[Back|Speak to the younger noble]]

(set: $GulldAsk to it +1) Gulld glares towards her sister. "Uuuuh, I dunno. Bossy-pots told me we was goin' to da big tower place an' we hasn't left yet. It's okay doh cause Bossy-pots makes yummy drinks for me and I get to look fer frogs here." [[Back|Speak to the younger noble]]

"By the way dear, while I have you, could you do me a small favor?" Cylvir asks. "I'd greatly appreciate if you could find for me the most perfect, elegant popsil lily in this greenhouse? I would myself, but I'd prefer not to tarnish my attire and Gulld is not the sort to do favors." Gulld does not notice this offhanded insult as shes too focused on meticulusly breaking down a sugar cube and making a mess. Cylvir goes on to say "I may even have a small reward for you if you can do this for me dear." What do you do? (if:$Lily is true)[[Give Cylvir the Pristine Popsil Lily]] [[Back|Speak to the older noble]]

You rummage through the flowers and find a(either: " wilted"," weird","n ugly"," sagging"," slumped"," withered","n average","n uninspiring"," normal"," shrivelled","n unnoteworthy"," discolored"," dirty","n uninteresting"," mediocre") popsil lily What do you do? [[Keep looking|K1]] [[Leave|Keep going]]

(set: $Lily to true) You rummage through the flowers and find an absolutely perfect, radient, immaculate popsil lily. Your eye waters at the sight of it and your watery body ripples with intimidation and awe. You wonder how such a beautiful, pure thing could exist in a world, so tainted by evils. If anything proves the existence of a higher power it is this singular flower. [[Leave|Keep going]]

You see a bed of popsil lilies nestled between the pond and an outcropping of stones. What do you do? [[Look through the flowers]] [[Leave|Keep going]]

(set: $CylvirAsk to it +1) (set: $Rhelik to true) You give Cylvir the Pristine Popsil Lily. It seems to glow as you hand it to her, and you feel a twinge of regret, but you're confident it is going to someone who will value it properly. Cylvir seems absolutely entranced by the flower, exclaiming "My! What a truly elegant thing you've given be here! Truly fitting of a member of the Raerurt family! This shall go perfectly in my next batch of popsil tea, it will surely be my best mixture yet!" She procedes to toss the flower into her teapot, soaking it in tea and surely ruining it's beauty. For a moment you consider spending the rest of eternity screaming from the bottom of the pond. Cylvir extends an arm, saying "Thank you ever so much dear. As I promised, a reward." She drops a large rust-colored coin with a hexagonal shape cut out of the center in front of you, explaining "That is a Rhelik. People say they were used as currency in Reldbilt City back when the Conservatory was in its prime. I'm certain you can find a good use for such a treasure here." You thank Cylvir and try to ignore the desecration you just whitnessed. [[Back|Speak to the older noble]]

As you approach the vending machine two bulbs above the collection slot light up and a muffled artificial voice speaks "B-BATTERIES. MECH-MECH-MECHANICAL OIL. REPLACEMENT P-PARTS. ALL ONLY ONE RHeeellliikkk."the machine's lights flicker out as the voice drones into a faint buzz. Though the mechanical oil and spare parts seem to be long out of stock there are a few batteries left in the machine. What do you do? (if:$Rhelik is true)[[Use your Rhelik to buy a battery]] [[Leave|Go through the hidden door]]

A large steel door shuts behind you, making going back no longer an option. For now all you can do is march ever onwards. There seem to be only two obvious choices for where to go next. You could pass through a broken metal door to your right which is open just far enough for you to squeeze through or you could continue down the mossy hallway to see where it leas. What do you do? [[Squeeze past the door]] [[Continue through the hallway]]

(set: $Battery to true) You reach up and insert your coin into a slot in the machine covered in flakey rust. The eyes once again light up "W-W-WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO P-PURCCCHhhhaasee.", the vending machine dulls down once again. You press a button with a symbol for a battery on it. The vending machine growls again, "P-PROCESSING PURCHASE-CHASE-CHASE. BATTERY W-WAS SELEEECCcctteeedd." A pack of two batteries is knocked down and clangs to the bottom of the machine. You grab it eagerly. [[Leave|Go through the hidden door]]

(set: $Magnee to true) (set: $MagneeAsk to it +1) You give Professor Magnee the battery from the vending machine. Magnee exclaims "My my! What a proficient research assistant you are little slime! I hope this was not too much trouble for you." She procedes to open a plate on each of her gauntlets and intserts a battery inside. The gauntles whir to life and you can see the static force around them. "Now then! Seems we're ready to go onwards! run by that door across the room when you're ready, the one with the red and blue panels, I'll show that device I was speaking of earlier, I beleive I may have cracked the code on what it may be!" [[Back|Speak to the scholar]]

You stand in front of the giant metal door as Professor Magnee makes her way over. "Stand back!" she yells, holding her arms out, gauntlets towards the red and blue panels. She latches her arms to both panels through magnetic force and slowly pushes the two sides of the door apart until they're wide enough to walk through. Letting go, she lets out a deep breath and admires her accomplishment. "Haha! Doors may be heavy, but thats no match for science!" What do you do? [[Walk through]]

You and Magnee finally enter the room she had spoken about. While at first it is dark, as the two of you enter, the dome cieling lights up with artificial constellations. You can pick out Taurus, Gemini, and Aquarius above. At the center of the room though, there is a system terminal. Magnee approaches the terminal and quickly begins tapping buttons. Magnee explains, "You see my little friend, this spot is quite the remarkable thing. Not only does it map out the stars..." The dome suddenly lights up with purple holograms of various points and lines, "...But it is a live diagram of where they went, the ancient archetects who built this magnificent Conservatory..." You look in awe at the overwhelming wonder of it all. [[Gaze]]

"My little Research Assistant, I beleive that through this technology, we too can explore these further stretches of the imagination that those archetects wished to know. Right now, we are inside of a space capsule within the Conservatory which could show us that space beyond the horizon they crossed." "So I ask you..." [[Listen]]

"Will you join me on this next adventure?" [[Yes]] [[No]]

"Marvelous" Magnee smiles brightly and presses one last button. Steam pours from the room's walls, Windows open throughout the room, and you watch the world below grows ever smaller. No matter how faryou may be, you feel that theres nothing greater than adventure and those you meet along the way. Maybe the great space explorer, Professor Magnee and her trusty slime monster research assistant will be the greatest story to ever be told, but all you can hope for is to enjoy this world for all it has. The End.

"Hm... I did hope you'd say something different, but nonetheless, I've enjoyed my time with you as my research assistant. I'll use the terminal to open an exit from the Conservatory for you, but afterwards I will be travelling beyond this system. I hope... somehow... we may meet again." And so, as you travel down a glass elevator through the heart of the Conservatory, you can see your new friend flying far beyond the clouds. You are happy for her, but adventure was never what you wanted. You're happy to be going home. The End.