You approach the complex.
(click: "complex")[(t8n:"dissolve")[For some reason, you feel sweaty, like you don't belong here.
You pass by a security booth. There's a middle-aged guard watching "The Voice of China."]]
(click: "guard")[He lights a cigarette. You try not to make eye contact, hoping to slip by.]
(click: "eye contact")[(t8n:"dissolve")[TOO LATE. He sees you and comes running [[out.|baoan]]]] 我去朋友家。
(click:"我去朋友家。")[保安：朋友？什么名字？住哪里？]
(click:"朋友？什么名字？住哪里？")[
[[查手机-> callfriend]]
[[他叫。。。 -> makeupname]]
[[Just kidding I don't speak Chinese->dontspeakchinese]]]
umm... wooo... ting bu dong..
(click: "ting bu dong")[Him: 啊？什么？你不住这里，不能进来。
[[Can I go through? ->trytocontinue]]]
Sorry... I don't understand Chinese.
(click: "understand")[He looks you over, disgusted. It's obvious you've started on the wrong foot.
[[Can I go through? ->trytocontinue]]]
You go home. Looks like you weren't able to make it inside the party. You've totally missed your chance to impress Sam and get that promotion.
{(if: $inventory is 1)[
With the bottle of wine in your hand. You twist off the cap. Might as well drink on your way home.
](else-if:$inventory is 2)[
You pop open one of your beers. You take a sip, feeling a little better.
](else-if:$inventory is 3)[
You put your hands into your pocket. Back to the peasant life it is.]}
[[The End ->end]]
(set: $haswon to false)
(set: $footer to false)With a decisive wave of his hands, he says the only English he knows....
(click: "knows")[<h2>NO.</h2>]
(click: "NO.")[Hmm... what to do now?
{(if: $time is 0)[
[[Go home ->leave]]
](else-if:$time is 1)[
[[Leave the complex ->stevenarrive]]
](else-if:$time is 2)[
[[Go home ->leave]]]
}
[[Bribe the guard ->BribePage]]
[[Call Sam ->callsteven]]]我打个电话问一下？好吗？
(live: 1.5s)[保安：不行不行。快走。快走。这是私人小区，明白么？]
(live: 3s)[
[[Can I go through? ->trytocontinue]]
[[I don't understand Chinese. ->donotunderstand]]]<center><h2>PARTY INVITE</h2>
*A Twine Interactive Short Story*
[[Begin->Storybeginning]] </center>
(set: $inventory = 0) (set: $cash = 100)(set: $time = 0)(set: $startbribe = 0)(Set: $Meetsteven to 0)(set: $bribesucess to 0)(set: $mimiwin to 0) (set: $eh to false)
Yes. A bottle of wine fits all occasions... should keep it classy.
[[Buy wine(70 RMB) ->buywine]]
[[Check for beers->beer]]
[[Go with nothing->nothing]](Set: $footer to true)Beer keeps it casual and chill.. maybe good to keep it casual?
[[Buy beer(30 RMB) ->buybeer]]
[[Maybe wine is better->redwine]]
[[Go with nothing. ->nothing]](Set: $footer to true)There's probably stuff at the party anyways.
[[Hail a cab(30 RMB) ->Cab]]
[[Take Metro (5 RMB) ->Subway]]
[[Walk (0 RMB)->Walk]](set: $inventory = 3)(set:$bottlecount = 0)(Set: $footer to true)You have no idea who's house you're looking for or where it is.
(click:"house")[(t8n:"dissolve")[
{(if: $time is 0)[
You're an hour late. Sam might be inside already. Maybe taking the Metro was not the best idea.
](else-if:$time is 1)[
Echoing within the complex is the sound of booming beats. The cab dropped you off right on time. Sam should be arriving any minute now.
](else-if:$time is 2)[
It's late. Some drunk and laughing foreigners walk past you. Are they leaving the party? You hope Sam hasn't left yet...]
}
{(if: $inventory is 1)[
You're glad you brought Wine. Even if it was on sale...
](else-if:$inventory is 2)[
With your six pack in hand, you hope it's enough.
](else-if:$inventory is 3)[
Your hands are empty... maybe you should have brought something.]
}
[[Walk Inside ->storymode]]
{(if:$time is 2)[
(Click: "foreigners")[(go-to:"Drunk")]]}
]]他叫。。。
{(if: $time is 0)[
[[Sam? ->trytocontinue]]
](else-if:$time is 1)[
[[Sam? ->trytocontinue]]
](else-if:$time is 2)[
[[Sam? ->trytocontinue]]
]}
[[创建名字->jackiechan]]
[[I don't speak Chinese ->dontspeakchinese]]
(if: $getinfo is 1)[Wait! You vaguely remember the drunk foreigners say a name...
[[Xiao Fang? ->Mimi]]
[[Mimi? ->xiaocheng]]]是。。。成龙先生。
保安：谁？快点走吧。
[[Can I go through? ->trytocontinue]]
<h3>END RESULTS</h3>
**(if: $haswon is true)[GREAT JOB! YOU GOT IN!](else:)[YOU LOST. You didn't get into the party.]**
*You bribed your way into the party.*
{(if: $bribesucess is 1)[
------**Yes**------
]
(else:)[
------No------
]}
*Sam got you into the party.*
{(if:$Meetsteven is 1)[
------**Yes**------
]
(else:)[
------No------
]}
*You didn't spend any money and still got into the party.*
{(if: $mimiwin is 1)[
------**Yes**------
]
(else:)[
------No------
]}
You have **$cash** RMB left in your wallet.
[[Replay this story ->StorymodeStart]]
{(set: $inventory = 0) (set: $cash = 100)(set: $time = 0)(set: $startbribe = 0)(Set: $Meetsteven to 0)(set: $bribesucess to 0)(set: $mimiwin to 0) (set: $eh to false)}You hand him the wine.
(click: "wine")[He looks at it and then at you. He laughs and waves his hand... ]
(click: "waves")[<h2>NO.</h2>]
(click: "NO.")[Looks like wine isn't gonna work with this guy.
{(if: $time is 0)[
[[Go home ->leave]]
](else-if:$time is 1)[
[[Go home ->stevenarrive]]
](else-if:$time is 2)[
[[Go home ->leave]]]
}
{(if: $cash > 1)[
[[Try Bribing him with cash ->cashbribe]]
]}
]You see bags under his eyes. It must be hard staying up and keeping people like you out. Maybe what this man needs right now is a beer.
[[Give him 1 Beer ->3beer]]
[[Give him 3 Beers ->1beer]]
[[Give him the six-pack of Beers ->6beer]]It worked! You can't wait to tell Sam about your impressive negotiation skills. But first, maybe it's time for a selfie in front of that Golden Fountain.
[[The End ->end]]
{(set: $bribesucess to 1)
(set: $winstory to 1)
(set: $haswon to true)
(set: $footer to false)}You decide to take the metro.(Set: $footer to false)
(click: "metro")[(t8n: "dissolve")[ You shuffle past tired workers going home and energized youths going out on the town]]
(click: "going out")[(t8n: "dissolve")[ The hustle and bustle of the station, its disorienting. You miss your stop and have to transfer a few times to get there.
{ (set: $cash to it-5)(set: $time = 0)}
[[Continue ->Arrive]]](Set: $footer to true)
]It's great outside. No pollution, just a clear crisp night.(Set: $footer to false)
(click: "clear")[(t8n: "dissolve")[ You've been sitting inside under a fluorescent light all week. A walk seems perfect right now. Plus, you'll save a lot of money and get some exercise.
(set: $time = 2)
[[Continue ->Arrive]](Set: $footer to true)]]You hail a cab. (Set: $footer to false)
(click: "cab")[(t8n: "dissolve")[ This is exactly what you needed, no dirty subway, no walking... just a nice chill cab to get you to this party.
{(set: $cash to it-30)
(set: $time = 1)}
[[Continue ->Arrive]]](Set: $footer to true)
]
You've seen this done before. Bribery is the sincerest form of flattery... or so you've heard.(set: $startbribe to 1)
{(if: $inventory is 1)[
[[Try bribing him with wine ->winebribe]]
]}
{(else-if:$inventory is 2)[
[[Try bribing him with beer ->beerbribe]]
]}
{(if: $cash > 1)[
[[Try bribing him with cash ->cashbribe]]
]}(set: $footer to true)
Money. Money opens up doors. But how much?
(set:$bribe to 0)
(link: "bribe him 10 RMB")[(set: $bribe to it + 10)(goto: "totalamount")]
(link: "bribe him (round:$cash*.5) RMB")[(set: $bribe to it + (round:$cash*.5))(goto: "totalamount")]
(link: "bribe him $cash RMB")[(set: $bribe to it + $cash)(goto: "totalamount")]
You put three beers down on the table and say, "peng you"
He looks at you and laughs.
Then says: NO.
{(if: $time is 0)[
[[Go home ->leave]]
](else-if:$time is 1)[
[[Leave the complex ->stevenarrive]]
](else-if:$time is 2)[
[[Go home ->leave]]]
}
(if: $cash > 1)[
[[Try Bribing him with cash ->cashbribe]]
]You take out 1 beer and place it on the table.
He looks at the beer and checks the label. He cracks it open, then waves at you to keep walking. It's back to watching TV for him.
Was that a successful bribery?
[[Walk inside->Gotin]]
(set: $footer to false)You try handing him the entire six-pack of Qingdao. He immediately refuses, it seems like you might have pissed him off even more. You've made a bad impression, you should really leave now.
{(if: $time is 0)[
[[Go home ->leave]]
](else-if:$time is 1)[
[[Leave the complez ->stevenarrive]]
](else-if:$time is 2)[
[[Go home ->leave]]]
}
(if: $cash > 1)[
[[Try Bribing him with cash ->cashbribe]]
]You slide $bribe RMB onto his desk. Hoping he'll take it.(set: $footer to false)
(Click: "take")[(if: $bribe >29 and$bribe <51) [He looks at the money.
(Click: "looks")[ And pockets it. He waves you to keep walking and goes back to his show.
[[continue ->Gotin]] (set: $cash to it-$bribe)]]
(else:)[He looks at the money and looks at you.
(Click: "looks")[Uh oh, his face is turning red. He refuses to touch the money and instead starts screaming at you.]
(Click: "screaming")[looks like you've lost face and made the situation way worse.]
(Click: "worse.")[You gotta get out of here now.
{(if: $time is 0)[
[[Go home ->leave]]
](else-if:$time is 1)[
[[Leave the complex ->stevenarrive]]
](else-if:$time is 2)[
[[Go home ->leave]]]}]]
]Gotta get this wine if I want to make a good first impression.
(set: $cash to it-70)
You bought the bottle of wine. Your wallet feels a lot lighter.
[[Hail a cab (30 RMB) ->Cab]]
[[Take Metro (5 RMB) ->Subway]]
[[Walk (0 RMB)->Walk]](set: $inventory = 1)You buy a six-pack of Qingdao. Perfect.
(set: $cash to it-30)
Now to get to the party.
[[Call a Cab (30 RMB) ->Cab]]
[[Take Metro (5 RMB) ->Subway]]
[[Walk (0 RMB)->Walk]](set: $inventory = 2)(if: $startbribe is 0)[Honk honk! A cab pulls up and Sam exits out of it.](if: $startbribe is 1)[Just as you're leaving, a cab pulls up and Sam exits out of it.]
Perfect timing, looks like taking the cab here was the right call!
(Set: $Meetsteven to 1)
[[Continue ->nextstevenscene]]They continue talking... exchanging pleasantries.
(click: "pleasantries")[You awkwardly stand there, like a third wheel.]
(click: "third wheel")[Finally, they wave goodbye to each other. Just like that you are both in.
[[Follow Sam->StevenEnd]]]
BAO'AN：你们俩一起吗？
(click: "一起")[SAM: 对。我们俩去朋友家。]
(click: "朋友家")[
This might go on for a while...
[[Keep listening ->keeplistening]]
[[Ignore the conversation ->Stevencontinued]]] BAO'AN：你什么时候回加拿大？
(click: "回加拿大")[SAM：现在还没有确定。可能月底吧。]
(click: "月底")[BAO'AN：啊。很快了！
[[Keep waiting->Stevencontinued]]
] Sam is really dressed up tonight. This party might be a bigger deal than you thought...
(Click: "Sam")[Hey! How's it going?]
(Click: "How's it going?")[The Bao'an sees Sam and his eyes light up. His demeanour changes almost [[immediately.|stevenchinese]]]You catch up to the drunk foreigners. They are completely wasted, while you are... completely sober. Maybe it's not worth your time...
[[Hey! Are you guys coming from a party? -> partyinfo]]
[[Nevermind... ->storymode]] The drunk foreigners look at you.
(click: "you")[Drunk girl: Yasss! Are you Xiao Fang's friend?]
(click: "Xiao Fang")[Drunk guy: Yoooo. Can you help me get a cab? I can't read Chinese.]
(click: "cab?")[Drunk girl: Oh god, I can't find my cellphone. Mimi must have took it.]
(click: "Mimi")[Drunk guy: Again???]
(click: "Again???")[They wander off. It's no use, they are completely wasted.
[[Back->storymode]](Set: $getinfo to 1)]Mimi。我来找Mimi。
(click: "Mimi")[保安：谁？我不知道她。走走走。这里没有咪咪。]
(click: "这里没有咪咪")[The Bao'an shoos you away. Wrong choice... He doesn't know who this is.
{(if: $time is 0)[
[[Can I go through? ->trytocontinue]]
](else-if:$time is 1)[
[[Can I go through? ->trytocontinue]]
](else-if:$time is 2)[
[[Can I go through? ->trytocontinue]]
]}
]是Xiao Fang。我来找Xiao Fang。
(click: "Xiao Fang")[The Bao'an tries to decipher your Chinglish.]
(click: "Chinglish")[It seems like he recognizes the name. He hands you a package with the name 小方 on it.]
(click: "小方")[保安：这是她的快递。He waves for you to continue.
[[Walk Through ->MimiWin]]
]
With the Kuaidi package in hand, you are in!
(click: "in!")[You look at the address. Perfect. Hopefully this is the right building.]
(click: "right building.")[AND you didn't even spend any money...wow. This feels like the true ending.
(Set: $mimiwin to 1)
[[The End ->end]]
(set: $winstory to 1)(set: $haswon to true)]Glad you showed up! He was not letting me through.
(Click: "letting me through")[(t8n: "dissolve")[SAM: Oh no problem! I *actually* had to bribe him the first time we met.]]
(Click: "bribe")[(t8n: "dissolve")[He hates wine, but will do beer. Or cash works! ¥30-¥50 should solve your problems]]
(Click: "solve your problems")[(t8n: "dissolve")[Sam winks at you. A cryptic clue for another playthrough...
[[The End ->end]]
(set: $winstory to 1)(set: $haswon to true)]]
You played through the fight and received the GOLD KEY! Proud of you kiddo.
(set: $playfight to 1)
- Prince Charles
*If you were to make a fighting game, how would you word it differently? Can you make a fighting game without violence?*
[[Replay this story ->startchallenge]]
[[Back to the Castle->startchallenge]]
==================================
PROGRESS:
{(if: $playfight is 1)[
You've received the GOLD KEY!
(if: $winfight is 1)[
You WON THE FIGHT and received a CHEST KEY!
] (else:)[
But you have not won the fight to receive the Chest key.
]] (else:)[
You do not have the Gold Key yet.
]}
==================================Shanghai, 2014. It's Friday night.
(click: "Friday")[(t8n: "dissolve")[After a week of crunch and OT, your manager Sam invites you to a party. All the cool and important people from work will be there.
This is the perfect chance to impression Sam and get that promotion you've always wanted!
[[Time to get going|Hub]]
]]
You leave your apartment and check your wallet. Inside you find ¥100 (click: "¥100")[(t8n: "dissolve")[ (Wow, you really need that promotion.)]]
What will you bring to the party?
(click: "bring")[
(t8n:"dissolve")[[[Bottle of red wine ->redwine]]]
(t8n:"dissolve")[[[Six-pack of beers->beer]]]
(t8n:"dissolve")[[[Nothing ->confirmnothing]]]]{(set: $inventory = 0) (set: $cash = 100)(set: $time = 0)(set: $startbribe = 0)(Set: $Meetsteven to 0)(set: $bribesucess to 0)(set: $mimiwin to 0) (set: $eh to false)}(if: $footer is true)[
You have ¥$cash in your wallet.
]You've arrived at the cross-streets Sam sent you.(Set: $footer to false)
(click:"cross-streets")[(t8n:"dissolve")[A large gated complex looms over you. There's literally a golden fountain in the front. With a hot pink Porsche parked next to it.]
(Click: "Porsche")[ (t8n:"dissolve")[Perfect for any #livingmybestlife needs.
[[Awesome.|ReachedLocation]]]
]]
<h3>(text-style: "shudder")[嘿嘿嘿! 停下来!你去哪里？]</h3>
(live: 1s)[You say...]
(live: 1.5s)[[[我去朋友家 ->goingtofriendshouse]]]
(live: 2s)[[[Ting Bu Dong. ->donotunderstand]]]
(live: 2.5s)[[[Sorry. I don't understand Chinese ->dontspeakchinese]]]BAO'AN: 呀！山姆！
(click: "山姆")[SAM: 嗨！王师傅。]
(click: "王师傅")[
Whoa... Sam speaks Chinese!
[[Listen to conversation -> listen]]
[[Ignore the conversation ->Stevencontinued]]]
You really shouldn't spend any money... but then again, this is an important opportunity!
[[Reconsider|Hub]]
[[Not spending any money tonight!|nothing]]{(if: $time is 0)[
You give Sam a call, but no one answers. It's really late. Taking the metro was definitely a bad call.
](else-if: $time is 1)[
Sam picks up! ..... Hello? Oh hey! I'm almost there!
](else-if:$time is 2)[
You give Sam a call, but no one answers. Maybe they're already inside? Walking took way longer than you though.]}
(if: $time is 1)[[[Wait for Sam by the entrance.|stevenarrive]]]
[[Go home ->leave]]
[[Bribe the guard ->BribePage]]