{
(set: $black to 0)
(set: $red to 0)
(set: $pink to 0)
(set: $yellow to 0)
(set: $QuestionsList to (a: "Q1", "Q2", "Q3", "Q4", "Q5", "Q6"))
(set: $QuestionsOrder to (a: "", "", "", "", "", "Connect"))
(move: $QuestionsList's (random: 1,6) into $QuestionsOrder's 1st)
(move: $QuestionsList's (random: 1,5) into $QuestionsOrder's 2nd)
(move: $QuestionsList's (random: 1,4) into $QuestionsOrder's 3rd)
(move: $QuestionsList's (random: 1,3) into $QuestionsOrder's 4th)
(move: $QuestionsList's (random: 1,2) into $QuestionsOrder's 5th)
(set: $qCount to 1)
(set: $nextQ to $QuestionsOrder's $qCount)
}
<p>You stand in a Technicolor expanse, surrounded by vast crystalline spires in unfathomable shapes.</p><p>In the sky, infinite stars orbit crumbling planets and decaying moons.</p><p>A voice, impossibly loud and completely silent, sounds in your mind.</p>
<div class="dialogue">
(live: 5s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[Welcome to Existence.](stop:)]
(live: 7s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[<br>Your connection is unstable. <you are not yet synced.>](stop:)]
(live: 9s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[<br>You must choose <who you will be.>](stop:)]</div>
(live: 11s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[<br><p class="instructions">[[Begin.|$nextQ]]</p>](stop:)]{
(set: $qCount to it + 1)
(set: $nextQ to $QuestionsOrder's $qCount)
}
<br>
(live: 1s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[(link: "<Ask>")[\
(set: $black to it + 1)\
(set: $yellow to it + 1)\
(go-to: $nextQ)\
]](stop:)]
(live: 2s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[<br>or](stop:)]
(live: 3s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[<br>(link: "<Act>")[\
(set: $red to it + 1)\
(set: $pink to it + 1)\
(go-to: $nextQ)\
]](stop:)]{
(set: $qCount to it + 1)
(set: $nextQ to $QuestionsOrder's $qCount)
}
<br>
(live: 1s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[(link: "<Together>")[\
(set: $yellow to it + 1)\
(set: $pink to it + 1)\
(go-to: $nextQ)\
]<br>](stop:)]
(live: 2s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[or<br>](stop:)]
(live: 3s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[(link: "<Alone>")[\
(set: $black to it + 1)\
(set: $red to it + 1)\
(go-to: $nextQ)\
]](stop:)]{
(set: $qCount to it + 1)
(set: $nextQ to $QuestionsOrder's $qCount)
}
<br>
(live: 1s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[(link: "<Sarcastic>")[\
(set: $black to it + 1)\
(set: $pink to it + 1)\
(go-to: $nextQ)\
]<br>](stop:)]
(live: 2s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[or<br>](stop:)]
(live: 3s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[(link: "<Sincere>")[\
(set: $red to it + 1)\
(set: $yellow to it + 1)\
(go-to: $nextQ)\
]](stop:)]{
(set: $qCount to it + 1)
(set: $nextQ to $QuestionsOrder's $qCount)
}
<br>
(live: 1s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[(link: "<Too Much>")[\
(set: $red to it + 1)\
(set: $pink to it + 1)\
(go-to: $nextQ)\
]<br>](stop:)]
(live: 2s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[or<br>](stop:)]
(live: 3s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[(link: "<Not Enough>")[\
(set: $black to it + 1)\
(set: $yellow to it + 1)\
(go-to: $nextQ)\
]](stop:)]{
(set: $qCount to it + 1)
(set: $nextQ to $QuestionsOrder's $qCount)
}
<br>
(live: 1s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[(link: "<Push>")[\
(set: $black to it + 1)\
(set: $red to it + 1)\
(go-to: $nextQ)\
]<br>](stop:)]
(live: 2s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[or<br>](stop:)]
(live: 3s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[(link: "<Pull>")[\
(set: $yellow to it + 1)\
(set: $pink to it + 1)\
(go-to: $nextQ)\
]](stop:)]{
(set: $qCount to it + 1)
(set: $nextQ to $QuestionsOrder's $qCount)
}
<br>
(live: 1s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[(link: "<Hunt>")[\
(set: $red to it + 1)\
(set: $yellow to it + 1)\
(go-to: $nextQ)\
]<br>](stop:)]
(live: 2s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[or<br>](stop:)]
(live: 3s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[(link: "<Flee>")[\
(set: $black to it + 1)\
(set: $pink to it + 1)\
(go-to: $nextQ)\
]](stop:)]{
(set: $youAre to "Black")
(set: $youAreVal to $black)
(if: $red > $youAreVal)[(set: $youAre to "Red")(set: $youAreVal to $red)]
(if: $yellow > $youAreVal)[(set: $youAre to "Yellow")(set: $youAreVal to $yellow)]
(if: $pink > $youAreVal)[(set: $youAre to "Pink")(set: $youAreVal to $pink)]}
<p>A light, brighter than suns but not blinding, sparks in front of you.</p><p>You stand before the $youAre Radiant.</p>
<br>
(if: $youAre is "Black")[[[You reach out and grasp it.|BlackEnding]]]
(elseif: $youAre is "Red")[[[You reach out and grasp it.|RedEnding]]]
(elseif: $youAre is "Yellow")[[[You reach out and grasp it.|YellowEnding]]]
(elseif: $youAre is "Pink")[[[You reach out and grasp it.|PinkEnding]]]
A connection has been made <and you can now sync.>
<br><br>
[[Accept the Sync.|Results]]<p>Voices appear in your mind, muted and distorted, as if a long way off.</p>
<div class="dialogue blackRadiant">
(live: 2s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[Nathan. Marshall.](stop:)]
(live: 4s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[This connection is unique <unprecedented.>](stop:)]
(live: 6s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[Nothing like this has ever been performed <in the old way or the new.>](stop:)]
(live: 8s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[We must investigate <to prevent disaster.>](stop:)]
</div>
(live: 12s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[<br><br>(link:"Your connection suddenly severs.")[(gotoURL:"https://bookshop.org/lists/the-massive-verse")]](stop:)]<p>Voices appear in your mind, muted and distorted, as if a long way off.</p>
<div class="dialogue redRadiant">
(live: 2s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[Satomi.](stop:)]
(live: 4s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[You could end this <and go home.>](stop:)]
(live: 6s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[These bonds cannot hold you.](stop:)]
(live: 8s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[Why do you not simply leave <and be free?>](stop:)]
</div>
(live: 12s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[<br><br>(link:"Your connection suddenly severs.")[(gotoURL:"https://bookshop.org/lists/the-massive-verse")]](stop:)]<p>Voices appear in your mind, muted and distorted, as if a long way off.</p>
<div class="dialogue yellowRadiant">
(live: 2s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[Wendell.](stop:)]
(live: 4s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[The timelines have shifted <unpredictably.>](stop:)]
(live: 6s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[Actions have unpredictable consequences. <Foresight does not guarantee success.>](stop:)]
(live: 8s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[It may be impossible to prevent your fate <oblivion.>](stop:)]
</div>
(live: 12s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[<br><br>(link:"Your connection suddenly severs.")[(gotoURL:"https://bookshop.org/lists/the-massive-verse")]](stop:)]<p>Voices appear in your mind, muted and distorted, as if a long way off.</p>
<div class="dialogue pinkRadiant">
(live: 2s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[Eva?](stop:)]
(live: 4s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[You are far from your home <in dangerous territory.>](stop:)]
(live: 6s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[Something is causing interference <with our connection.>](stop:)]
(live: 8s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[You must return soon <for your safety.>](stop:)]
</div>
(live: 12s)[(t8n:"dissolve")[<br><br>(link:"Your connection suddenly severs.")[(gotoURL:"https://bookshop.org/lists/the-massive-verse")]](stop:)]You have returned to the real world <for now>.
Your connection is final <permanent.>
For the duration of your life <you are part of Existence.>