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 If you say so\n\n[[Anyhow...|Start]]
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 Maybe you didn't want to notice\n\n Maybe that's why you drank so much\n And so very often\n\n[[Back to the room|Start]]
&nbsp;Her hair was short and white\n\n&nbsp;She dyed it herself\n&nbsp;but they had cut it that way\n\n[[She doesn't like how it looks;|nolike]]\n[[It was to stop her pulling it|hairpull]]<<set $choice1 += 1>>
&nbsp;It's late morning\n&nbsp;or early afternoon\n\n&nbsp;You sit on the edge of the bed\n\n&nbsp;She stands by the mirror on her dresser\n&nbsp;her back to you\n\n&nbsp;She's putting on her earings\n\n[[Her dress was pale blue,|blue]]\n[[Her hair was short,|hair]]\n[[And she had a bandage|bandage]]\n\n<<if $choice1 >= 1>>[[You decide it's time to leave|monsters]]<<endif>><<set $time = 1>>
&nbsp;You put your hand on the cheap metal handle\n&nbsp;glancing around once again to check there are no staff around\n\n[[You turn the handle|cockpit]]
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&nbsp;Bernoulli's law\n\n&nbsp;face down, eyes open\n\n&nbsp;icy cold and burns your throat\n\n&nbsp;various suspensions\n\n&nbsp;always never quite falling\n\n&nbsp;the air in your belly keeps you afloat\n\n&nbsp;just, and not much else besides\n\n&nbsp;these chemical wings won't do\n\n&nbsp;goodbye\n\n&nbsp;and don't come back
&nbsp;Her dress was pale blue\n&nbsp;glassy\n\n&nbsp;The love was like a cheap crystal ornament;\n&nbsp;when you softened the edges of your mind\n&nbsp;it was impossible to tell rhinestone from the real thing\n\n[[Maybe...|rhinestone]]\n[[But it was the real thing!|delusion]]<<set $choice1 += 1>>
MEMSYS001
&nbsp;You know, as a child you were terrified of the dark\n\n&nbsp;You used to imagine that there were monsters in you room or in the hallway\n&nbsp;that were waiting to eat you as soon as you fell asleep\n\n&nbsp;Eventually you found that the only way you could sleep was facing the wall\n&nbsp;so that at least if one of the monsters got you\n&nbsp;you wouldn't see it coming\n&nbsp;and you might not wake up before it killed me\n\n&nbsp;You aren't sure how to feel about that\n\n[[Anyway|park]]
&nbsp;She says it looks stupid\n\n&nbsp;You lie,\n&nbsp;smiling,\n&nbsp;and say you think it's cute\n\n[[She turns back to the mirror|Start]]
&nbsp;You're standing in the aisle between seats 20C and 20D of a airplane\n\n&nbsp;Right at the back\n\n&nbsp;There are no passengers in the seats,\n&nbsp;or luggage\n<<set $aisle += 20>>\n[[Step forward|flight2]]
&nbsp;It's late at night\n&nbsp;or very early in morning\n\n&nbsp;It's snowing, lightly<<if $time >= 1>> at first<<endif>>\n&nbsp;<<if $time >= 2>>Heavier now<<endif>>\n\n&nbsp;&nbsp;You're sitting at the top of a slide in an empty park\n\n[[Your gloves are slightly loose,|gloves]]\n[[Your collar itches a little,|collar]]\n[[And it's very dark|dark]]
&nbsp;It's very\n&nbsp;very dark\n\n&nbsp;You're pretty sure there's a set of swings opposite you\n\n&nbsp;And a climbing frame(?)\n\n&nbsp;You aren't actually that sure at all\n\n[[When are the others getting here?|time]]
&nbsp;She had a bandage\n&nbsp;fastened loosely around her left forearm with a safety pin\n\n[[It's probably nothing,|Start]]\n[[But you're feeling worried|worried]]<<set $choice1 += 1>>
&nbsp;They're nylon gloves\n&nbsp;you think\n\n&nbsp;You could probably use a lighter to reseal the fraying parts\n\n&nbsp;Maybe\n\n&nbsp;Possibly\n\n[[When are the others getting here?|time]]
&nbsp;Not all patients pull their hair\n&nbsp;Although it's a very common behaviour\n\n&nbsp;You don't know if she does\n\n&nbsp;Maybe they always cut it that way\n&nbsp;Just in case\n\n[[You're afraid to ask|Start]]
&nbsp;The collar of your coat itches a little\n\n&nbsp;The coat is warm and otherwise comfortable though\n\n&nbsp;You try to ignore the itching\n\n[[When are the others getting here|time]]
&nbsp;The door swings open onto an unnatural blackness\n\n&nbsp;inky and thick\n\n&nbsp;it obscures the contents of the cockpit and makes it impossible to judge depth\n\n[[It appears to go on forever|blackness]]
&nbsp;You're feeling worried\n\n&nbsp;But you don't look\n\n&nbsp;Looking just makes it worse\n\n[[Look away|Start]]
&nbsp;<<set $aisle -= 1>>You're standing in the aisle between seats <<$aisle>>C and <<$aisle>>D of an airplane\n\n&nbsp;There are no passengers in the seats,\n&nbsp;or luggage\n<<if $aisle > 1>>\n[[Keep walking|flight2]]\n<<endif>><<if $aisle is 1>>[[You're standing at the door to the cockpit|cockpitdoor]]<<endif>>
&nbsp;Your gloves are slightly loose\n\n&nbsp;You pull at the cuffs to try and tighten them up\n\n&nbsp;You partly regret cutting the fingers off\n\n&nbsp;As they've begun to fray at the ages a little\n\n[[You could probably use a lighter...|lighter]]\n\n[[When are the others getting here?|time]]
&nbsp;You take a step inside\n\n&nbsp;the darkness is like muddy water,\n&nbsp;it burns your eyes\n&nbsp;and sticks to you like soot\n\n[[The door shuts behind you|untitled]]
&nbsp;When are the others getting here?\n<<set $time += 1>>\n&nbsp;The last you heard from them was <<$time>> hours ago\n\n[[Sigh...|park]]\n\n<<if $time >= 3>>\n[[You decide it's time to leave|flight]]\n<<endif>>
PETER ALEXANDER MOORHEAD