(set: $Elizabeth1 to 0)
(set: $SecretKey to 0)
(set: $NoticeCloset to 0)
(Set: $Knife to 0)
(set: $MB1 to 0)
(Set: $MBCarpet to 0)
(set: $Light to 0)
(set: $MBLock to 0)
(Set: $Crowbar to 0)
(set: $ERCarpet to 0)
(set: $CarmineTape to 0)
(set: $UsedKey to 0)
(Set: $SBLock to 0)
You begin to wake as painful ring runs through your head and you open your eyes. Its dark. So very dark. A dim light illuminates the room from a distance. A fireplace. The warm glow begins to bring a semblance of enlightment back to your mind.
[[Continue->Foyer 2]]Your home. The rain pelts the roof above as the dark stary night seeps through the windows outside. The large open ''foyer'' spans the front of the structure with the fireplace to the north side. You begin to pull yourself up, the aching pain still throbbing in your skull. A first glance the room appears as it always does, large ebony grand piano by the fireplace with a small sofa. Two large arching staircases wrapping around the door to the main part of the house with door above as well to the recent addition to the home. The marble floor prestine as always likely was recently cleaned by the maid ''Carmen''. Why am I here? you think.
[[Continue->Foyer 3]]Perhaps its worth taking a look around. Theres the living room to the south, the stairwell and hallway to the west, or you could just leave out the front door behind you.
[[Walk upstairs->Stairs 1]]
[[Open the door to the northern hall->Hall A 1]]
[[Open the door to the western hall ->Hall C 1]]
(if: $Elizabeth1 is 0) [[[Head over to the living room->Living Room 1A]]
]
(else:) [[[Head over to the living room->Living Room 4]]
]You walk up the stairs, the nice ebony banisters just as you remember as the regal red and gold rug runs down the perfectly adjusted. The top of the stairs opens to a nice balcony made of the same material. This extention was only put on the house last year but it made a lovely addition. You can remember how excited your wife ''Darci'' was when got the extra space. Perhaps shes up here.
[[Continue to the hall->Top 1]]
[[Go back down->Foyer 4]]As you approach the livingroom its warm glow begins to illuminate a bit into the foyer. The arches open up to a nice open floor plan as you round the corner to the second fireplace. You remember playing here with your children, ''Braden'' and ''Elizabeth''. They were always such good kids. You remember regretting not spending more time with them while you could.
[[Continue->Living Room 2]]You approach the Hall door and turn the doorknob but to no avail. Strange. You don't remember ever locking this door, pehaps going around the other way through the kitchen could unlock it.
[[Back->Foyer 4]]The hallway is illuminated by candles down the side wall. Perhaps before going to sleep those should be put out. Where is ''Carmen''? She likely left them on while cleaning. Maybe the power is out? The master bedroom is on the south side, farther down the hall leads to the Kitchen, the hall closet, and your study. The cornering of the hall has a nice trophy cabinet with a few medals and awards in it.
[[To Foyer->Foyer 4]]
[[To Kitchen->Kitchen 1]]
[[To Closet->HC1]]
[[To Study->Study 1]]
[[Inspect Cabinet->Cabinet]]
(if: $MBLock is 0) [[[To Master Bedroom->MBLocked]]](if: $MBLock is 1) [[[To Master Berdroom->MB1]]]You enter the upstairs hall with a door to your left down the hall and a door to the right. The upstairs bathroom on the left still isn't quite finished yet and the piping isn't complete leaving it out of service. The right door leads to the workout room. The lights are all out. Perhaps no one is up here.
[[Back down->Foyer 4]]
[[Check out the Bathroom->Top Bathroom 1]]
[[Check out the Gym->Gym 1]]You wave your hand over your face making sure your all there. You cant quite remember exactly what transpired to leave you in this position. Alfred Harper, Head Professor of Engineering at Princeton University. What happened tonight? You begin to stumble as you walk.
[[Continue->Foyer 4]]You enter to see the porecline throne not quite connected yet. You were here tonight, you just cant remember why... something feels a bit strange. Theres a weird airflow in this room, a bit of a draft. Perhaps once you find ''Darci'' she can help fill you in.
[[Back->Top 1]]
(if: $SecretKey is 1)[
(If: $UsedKey is 0) [You take a look at the key in your hand as your memory begins to jog. The key... It was for something in here I know it...
You begin to inspect the room more and open the back of the unused toilet's upper chamber. A small lockbox sits inside with a similar sized lock to the key your looking down at.
[[Use Key->Lockbox]]]]The gym is just as it always was. Nothing particularly interesting to see here. A tredmill, some free weights, a bench press. You remember putting this in for your wife but she barely ever used it. Most of the equipment goes untouched on a regular basis.
[[Go back->Top 1]]Your head begins to ache as you think back to all of the good times a few years back before everything went so wrong. ''Elizabeth'' was such a good girl. She loved dolls and ponies, and most of all piggy back rides. Her older brother ''Braden'' was a bit spoiled, but overall he was a great kid. He got good grades but always expected something for it.
[[Continue->Living Room 3]]The pain in your head swells. [[Elizabeth]] //was// such a good girl..You remember it like it was yesterday when really it was almost a whole year ago now. Your little girl's premature end by your own craft. An invention made to keep her occupied and bring her joy did the exact opposite as it malfunctioned and took her life... Its all //your// fault.
You snap out of the daze. The room span around you.
[[Continue->Living Room 4]]
(set: $Elizabeth1 to 1) The living room is lit by the warm glow of the brick fireplace. The two couches wrap around it. The hardwood floor spans its entirety as bookshelves flank all of the walls around in a nice mahogony wood. Tons of volumes of very fancy looking books adorn the shelves. The light switch doesn't seem to work but the glow here is enough. The large bay windows reach up the east wall. There is a hall to the right that leads to the bedrooms.
[[To the Foyer->Foyer 4]]
[[Down the Hall->Hall B]]The hallway is covered in family photos on all walls. The brass frames filled with love in every shot. Candles adorn all the walls from the original construction. This lightswitch also seems to be dead. Perhaps someone tripped the breaker- Its in the back storage on the north side of the building. The hall leads to the master bedroom as well as the two childrens bedrooms. ''Elizabeths'' had gone untouched even after her departure. ''Darci'' wanted it to stay as it was. You haven't been in there in years. The small bathroom is also here.
[[Enter the Master Bedroom->MB1]]
[[Enter Elizabeth's Room->ER1]]
[[Enter Braden's Room->BR1]]
[[Enter the Bathroom->Bathroom 1]]
[[Enter Living Room->Living Room 4]] (if: $MB1 is 1) [You see your bed in shambles. Its unusual for it to not be made, Usually if its not in use it's made right afterwords. The door to the bathroom is cracked open slightly. The closet is wide open with a bit of a draft coming from it. The white walls are nicely painted and look well maintained despite not having the maid ''Carmen'' ever in here. The door to the central hall is nicely painted though it appears to have a few scratches in it. The dresser is neatly kept and your wife's vanity of white painted wood stands against the wall as it always has.]
(if: $MB1 is 0) [You enter the Master Bedroom. You've spent most of your time here with your wife ''Darci''. You see your bed in shambles. Its unusual for it to not be made, Usually if its not in use it's made right afterwords. The door to the bathroom is cracked open slightly. The closet is wide open with a bit of a draft coming from it. The white walls are nicely painted and look well maintained despite not having the maid ''Carmen'' ever in here. The door to the central hall is nicely painted though it appears to have a few scratches in it. The dresser is neatly kept and your wife's vanity of white painted wood stands against the wall as it always has. You see yourself in the mirror. Your lip is cracked, some blood smeared on your face. What the hell is going on?
(set: $MB1 to 1)]
[[To South Hall->Hall B]]
[[Inspect Vanity->MB2]]
[[Inspect Closet->MB3]]
[[Inspect Bathroom->MB4]]
(if: $MBLock is 0) [[[Inspect Central Hall Door->MB5]]]
(if: $MBLock is 1) [[[To Central Hall->Hall C 1]]]Elizabeth's Bedroom. Untouched from the day she passed. A small bed that was converted from a crib. The walls all painted with stars and space. Elizabeth wanted to go to space when she grew up. A telescope sits against the window in the corner. The paint glows slightly by design illuminating the room briefly. A vanity sits in the corner with a nice sized mirror. A closet door sits in the west wall of the room.
[[Inspect the Vanity->ER3]]
[[Inspect the Closet->ER2]]
[[Inspect the Bed->ER4]]
[[Inspect Telescope->Telescope]]
[[Leave to Hall->Hall B]]Braden's room looks as it always does. A childs bed, a wooden frame with two drawers underneath. Only a few months ago he had a red racecar bed but apparently he had grown too old for such childish things. His plain sheets not so reminencent of their cartoon counterparts that used to adorn them. His desk where he wrote letters to grandma bigging to crest with a layer of dust. A dresser run amuck, clothes strewn about. A few toys left out that look like they havent been touched in a few days. Only 12 years old, but Braden had begun to mature pretty quickly. The closet is cracked open.
[[Inspect the Closet->BR2]]
[[Inspect the Desk->BR3]]
[[Inspect the Bed->BR4]]
[[Back to Hall->Hall B]] The childrens bathroom. Its remained the same over the last year. The stool still stands in front of the sink even though Braden can easily reach it. The porceline tub and toilet sit beside the sink. The mirror is shattered.
You've been here tonight. You cant recall what transpired here but you have a memory of being here. You smashed the mirror out of anger. What happened...?
[[Back->Hall B]] The closet is filled with toys and belongings that have been out grown. There is a bar across the top with a few nice outfits hung from it. Theres a strange oder in the room.
[[Inspect More->BR5]]
[[Leave->BR1]](if: $SecretKey is 0)[The light oak desk has a slight layer of dust tracing across the surface. Upon inspecting the drawer a small envelope is sealed inside. 'To Grandma' is written across the front. When did he write this?
[[Take the Envelope->Braden1]]
[[Better not to snoop->BR1]]]
(if: $SecretKey is 1)[You've already looked through here.
[[Back->BR1]]]The bed isn't made. That really isn't like ''Braden'' He can be lazy at times but still he knows how his mother can be about tidiness. You toss through the blanket for a minute and notice something on the sheet. The darkness makes it hard to see but it looks like just a bit of blood or some other red substance staining it.
[[Back->BR1]]
The envelope was a little weighty and contains a handwritten letter in somewhat poor penmenship, grammar, and spelling. There was also a key in the envelope. The letter reads:
Dear Grandma,
I need you to come pick me up. Mommy and Daddy are fighting agan and he sounds really really mad this time. I heard someone else too but I coulnt hear who was it. I think hes mad at me too. I tried to lock the door and hide the key, but I think I took the wrong one. Please come soon.
-Braden
[[Take Key and return letter->BR1]]
(set: $SecretKey to 1)You move a few of the boxes out of the way to find a bit of torn up carpetting in the corner of the room. You pull at the carpet a bit to find it lifting fairly easily. After a minute you manage to pull up almost the whole carpet revealing a door to what appears to be a cellar. There is a lock on the door that you don't seem to have the key to.
[[Back to room->BR1]]
(set: $NoticeCloset to 1)The vantiy contained an assortment of kid friendly play makeup. A few little wigs. You can remember her playing dress up wearing the assortment of wigs and play outfits. She always was adorable when she did it.
[[Back->ER1]]Theres a few play costumes and fancy dresses for events hunt up by a bar. The carpetting is a bit dingy. There doesn't seem to be anything important here.
[[Back->ER1]]
(if: $ERCarpet is 0) [(if: $NoticeCloset is 1) [ You get a strange feeling. Perhaps this is the same? You could try pulling up the carpet here as well though it appears you may need some kind of implment to cut it up.
(if: $Knife is 1) [ [[Use Knife to Cut Carpet->ER5]]]]]
(if: $ERCarpet is 1) [[[Inspect under carpet->ER5]]]The makeshift children's bed appears as it has for the last year. The bed once converted over from a crib now operates as a young childs small bed. The sheets have mini-mouse adorned across them with a pink bow in the hair. The pillows are also pink. The bed is made as it has been for years.
[[Back->ER1]]You begin to pull at the seems of the carpet with the knife and flay the edges up. They give way much easier then they should, perhaps this wasn't placed down by a professional? You tear at the carpet and pull up what appears to be yet another hidden door to below. There appears to be a lock on the hatch but it looks quite frail. You could try to pry it or snap it off if you had the right kind of tool.
(set: $ERCarpet to 1)
[[Back->ER1]]
(if: $SBLock is 0)[
(if: $Crowbar is 1) [[[Pry open the lock->SB1]]]]
(if: $SBLock is 1)[[[Inspect Door->SB1]]]When peering through the telescope you look up at the stars. You used to stargaze with ''Elizabeth''. She loved it. ''Braden'' used to come but the last year or so he hasn't really seemed too interested since the passing of his younger sister. The telescope drops down. You peer past the window of your neighbor, Gary. Gary smith was a pretty sad guy. He was a lawyer twice divorced. For some reason he couldn't seem to hold a marriage. For some reason the guy just gives you a bad taste in your mouth.
[[Back->ER1]]The vanity appears to be fine. The drawers don't seem to contain anything important in them, a bit of makeup and some brushes. You inspect the mirror closer. The blood on your face seem to be coming from an outside source. Your busted lip does not appear to be bad enough to smear blood across your whole head. This looks real bad... Why cant you remember??
[[Back->MB1]](if: $MBCarpet is 0) [ The closet is wide open. You enter and peer inside. Its the same as it always is. Your finer clothes are hung up with your wife ''Darci's'' dresses. Your more casual clothing sits in the dresser. Nothing appears to be too unusual here.
[[Back->MB1]]
(if: $NoticeCloset is 1) [ You get a strange feeling. Perhaps this is the same? You could try pulling up the carpet here as well though it appears you may need some kind of implment to cut it up.
(if: $Knife is 1) [ [[Use Knife to Cut Carpet->MB6]] ]] ]
(if: $MBCarpet is 1) [You already cut the carpet here, there doesn't seem to be much of interest here. [[Back->MB1]] ](if: $Light is 0) [You enter the bathroom but its too dark too see anything. You'll have to come back after you get the power back on.]
[[Back->MB1]]
(if: $Light is 1) [You peer into the dark room and turn your flashlight on. The sight is one that weighs you down heavily. You see a wine glass smashed on the ground staining the poreline tiles that spay the ground. The dual vanitys sit aside it with a second glass of wine resting on top half empty. After giving more inspection it appears there is also a more congealed blood- or blood like substance along with the wine stains. The blood smears all the way to the walk in shower.
[[Shower]]
[[Back->MB1]]Some kind of scrap happened here. It appears like someone was thrown into the door. Was there a robbery? Why cant you remember? You go to turn the knob but its locked. Luckily the lock is on this side, unlock it?
[[Unlock it->UnlockHallC]]
[[Leave it->MB1]]You turn the lock and move through
(set: $MBLock to 1)
[[Continue->Hall C 1]] Your knife cuts along the smooth carpetting edge. The hardwood beneath the carpet comes through. There doesn't appear to be anything here. You were sure you would find something here.
(Set: $MBCarpet to 1)
[[Back->MB1]]The door appears to be locked
[[Back->Hall C 1]] The kitchen table is made of a nice oak wood. The table is set with nice ornate plates on a red velvet table cloth. The table was set for four which is a bit unusual. Lately you haven't been getting home on time so generally ''Darci'' set's your plate aside and her, ''Braden'', and ''Carmen'' eat without you. How pecular. The marble counter top above the matching oak cabinets aline the corner of the room. The island set in the center mirrors it counterparts. There is a back door and a door into the northern hall.
(if: $Light is 0) [ You see on the island a flashlight sitting out. This will come in handy. (Set: $Light to 1)]
[[To Central Hall->Hall C 1]]
[[To Northern Hall->Hall A 2]]
[[Backdoor]]The closet has a few coats in it as well as a few cleaning instruments. Nothing seems too out of the ordinary here.
[[Back->Hall C 1]]
(if: $NoticeCloset is 1) [ You get a strange feeling. Perhaps this is the same? You could try pulling up the carpet here as well though it appears you may need some kind of implment to cut it up.
(if: $Knife is 1) [ You use the knife to cut up the carpeting. There seems to be a trap door under this one as well. What could this mean? There is a hard lock on it, this doesn't look like its coming loose anytime soon without the key.]The study is incredibly messy. You've gotta clean this up after you figure out whats going on. Your desk sits against the closet door. It would be a struggle to get that out of the way to open it. Your papers are all over the place and books about everywhere. A globe sits on the other desk by the window where the dim starlight brightens the room.
(if: $Elizabeth1 is 1) [ You haven't really been in here since the incident with Elizbeth. Its hard to invent anything when your inventions turn out to take away your family...]
(if: $Crowbar is 0) [ You see a crowbar along the desk. You had to use it to pry open your last invention... the dust settles on it. Perhaps it could come in handy later, you take it. (Set: $Crowbar to 1)]
[[Back->Hall C 1]] There is several books with awards on them placed nicely in the cabinet. Theyre familiar. You wrote these books. Professor Alfred Harper. Theres several awards and trophies in engineering and invention related topics. The door seems to be a bit ajar.
[[Leave->Hall C 1]]
(if: $Knife is 0) [[[Inspect More->Cabinet2]]]You open the door that was slightly ajar and look around. Through the dim lighting you see a family photo of you recieving a medal with them around you. It was a delightful memory. Discoveries in scienfic fields don't happy daily and you happen to the guy to figure something out. Life used to be easier. You see behind the knocked down photo something behind it. After a reach you manage to grasp it-
OUCH!
Your hand cuts a bit as you pull out a knife. The blade now run red with your blood. Perhaps you should be more careful in the future. You decide to hang onto it, it could be handy later.
(set: $Knife to 1)
[[Back->Hall C 1]] (if: $SBLock is 0)[The Lock pops open and the door swings wide.]
The open door now reveals a ladder that descends into the darkness. You'll probably need a lightsource for this. (Set: $SBLock to 1)
[[Back->ER1]]
(if: $Light is 1) [You're ready for anything. 'click' as the flashlight turns on and illuminates the depths behind.
[[Climb Down->SB2]]]The door opens to the northern hall. The lights dont seem to work anywhere but your getting close to the breaker. The hall is adorned with candles but they aren't lit. The door to the south side leads to the guest bedroom. ''Carmine'' your maid has been staying their as part of her compensation for her services. The door to the north leads to the pantry storage room. The door at the end of the hall leads back out to the foyer.
[[To Foyer->Hall A 3]]
[[To Guest Room->CBR1]]
[[To Storage->ST1]]You go to reach for the back doorknob but before you grab it you see that its busted up. It doesn't seem to be too safe to try and turn this.
[[Back->Kitchen 1]] The blood stained floor stops at the walk in shower. Someone had to have washed off here. This isn't good, your family could be in danger! You have to figure this out and quick!
[[Back->MB1]]This blasted door. The lock seems to be jammed on it. You could go through but it will most likely lock behind you again. You really need to get it fixed.
[[To Foyer->Foyer 4]]
[[Back->Hall A 2]] (if: $CarmineTape is 0) [The door appears to be locked, a slight noise can be heard from inside.
[[Listen in->CBR2]]
[[Back->Hall A 2]]]
(if: $CarmineTape is 1) [You Probably shouldn't go back in there...
[[Back->Hall A 2]] ]You enter the storage room and move over to the breaker behind all of the spice racks and non-perishable goods. Its much worse then you thought. A frayed wire hangs above the breaker box. Someone cut the power, and they did it on purpose. This isn't good.
[[Back->Hall A 2]] You listen in as you begin to hear muffled sobs. Whats going on, whos inside!?
[[Call Out->CBR3]]
[[Back->Hall A 2]] "Hello, whos there?" you call out.
You begin to hear reply of ''Carmine'' in spanish. She seems rather upset. You cant understand her unfortunately.
[[Whats wrong, are you okay?->CBR4]]
[[Can you hear me?->CBR4]]
[[Leave->Hall A 2]] ''Carmine'' begins to scream back a reply in spanish, there doesn't seem to be any getting through to her.
[[Try to break the door in->CBR5]]
[[Leave->Hall A 2]] You shoulder into the door with all your strenght but it doesn't seem to budge.
[[Give it another go.->CBR6]]
[[Leave->Hall A 2]] You step back and give it a running start- 1...2...3..
[[Continue->CBR7]]You feel the weight of the door give way under your force as you topple over through it. Whats on the other side astonishes you. ''Carmine's'' room is completely obliterated, the bedframe destroyed and a few other pieces of furnature fairly smashed. Scratches adorn the floorboards, but there doesn't seem to be any sign of ''Carmine''. You continue to hear her voice, its coming from the bloodied sheets in the corner of the room. Your head begins to pulse. You've heard this before.
You grab the tape recorder from the sheets with bloody prints on it and press the off button.
Something is terribly wrong, and perhaps you were the cause?
(set: $CarmineTape to 1)
[[Back->Hall A 2]] (set: $UsedKey to 1)
You find inside a small vial of chemicals. You recognize this vial, you stole it from the campus you work at. It puts people to sleep. What did you need this for? What exactly did you do? Maybe this is why you cant remember anything.
[[Back->Top Bathroom 1]] You climb into the depths and as you do your mind starts to reconnect. You've been here. No. You've made this. You descend the steps down into the tunnel beneath the house.
[[Continue->End1]]As you walk through the small tunnel it all comes rushing back. The flashlight guides the way but you remember it regardless, its no longer needed. Guilt begins to surpass the confusion, but rage soon surpasses the guilt.
This was for the greater good. You think. You begin to [[recall->End2]] in much finer clarity//You arrived home slightly early from work one day. A few weeks ago now. You arrived exhausted from working. Everything feels exhausting when depressed. Your daughter flayed by your invention. Your wife wrecked with grief beyond repair. You think shes going to leave you soon. Your son in complete disarray, being the one to find his sister. //
[[Continue->End3]]//You walked in the door, hoping to surprise everyone you came in quitely without announcing your presence. You hung your keys at the door and moved in down the central cooridor, dropping your coat off in the closet. It seemed usually quiet. You look over to the dinning room table, set for four. How precarious, normally its just set for three. You never get home in time for dinner so a plate is set aside. ''Darci", "Braden", and "Carmine", who's the fourth for? Is some family over?//
[[Continie->End4]]
//You peer out the back door. ''Braden'' is outside playing. Its a pretty nice evening, thats interesting though. He's kept to himself lately. You begin to press on the door to look out as you see ''Carmine'' approach him outside. Normally she doesn't interact with the family too much outside of maintaining upkeep of their home. Shes only been here for a few weeks as she tries to build up money to send to her family back in Mexico. Shes a good girl and the Harpers have been trying to help her out as much as they could. //
[[Continue->End5]]//They seem to be getting along nicely, maybe now would be a good chance to try and have some alone time with ''Darci''. You turn and move back to the hall to head to the bedroom, just outside you stop.//
[[A moan.->End6]]//''Darci's'' voice moaning panned out through the door. You crack it, just a bit to see whats happening inside.
''Gary Smith'', the neighbor appears through the door above your wife. Cheating. How could she? Temper begins to swell as you pull the door shut quietly. He's been here. ''Braden'' knew. ''Carmen'' knew. They all sat down for dinner together, one big happy family. You clench your fist in anger but don't act. You're to blame for this. It's all your fault. You receed to your study. Over the following weeks you break. The mind can only take so much. Eventually it snaps. //
[[You continue down the tunnel->End7]]You enter the larger antichamber of the tunnel that comes out. Halls push out in every direction going to both the bedrooms and the storage. They eventually meet under the study. A ladder of old wood spans up through the center.
[[You climb]]
The ladder comes up through the closet of the study. It continues up.
//You had to block the door with your new second desk. No one would question it. Your study is your space.//
You climb to a room built above the study. One without any doors. Perhaps you were planning this all along. After ''Elizabeth's'' death. Perhaps you died inside then before the addition. The small room opens up
[[Continue->End]]The bodies lay among the small room with no door. It would be weeks before anyone finds them. Weeks before anyone finds you. You sit among your family. The body of ''Gary'' cut to nothings and sent down the drain. The bodies of ''Darci'', ''Braden'', and the still earth covered body of ''Elizabeth'' all layed out waiting for their dad and husband. Fights were put up, but nothing was able to stop you.
//You know Hell awaits you... You can feel it... Or maybe your already there...//
[[You open your eyes...->Foyer 1]] IF Game by John Posemato
Strategy & Psychology in Games
Professor Sherry Jones
A Warning, not for the week of stomach, which not many explicit details given, heavy violence, mental tramatic situations, and minor sexual content featured in the game.
[[Play->Foyer 1]]