The Warden

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You are the officer in charge. An unmarked grave was reported breathing at night. Stone steps descend where a coffin should be. Your radio dies. ENTERING IS CONSENT. <<if _runs > 1>> The grave feels familiar. <</if>> [[Descend->Room1]] [[Shout for backup->Room1Panic]]

<<set $logicCount += 1>> The grave seals behind you. You must find a way out or you die of suffocation. [[Continue->Room2]]

<<set $panicCount += 1>> Your shout so some ne may help you but, your voice disappears into soil. [[Continue downward->Room2]]

As you enter the another Room. Names cover the walls. A slab reads: I exist only when lost. I die when found. [[Hope->Room2Success]] [[Guess something else->Room2Fail]]

<<set $hope = true>> <<set $logicCount += 1>> A lantern ignites. Atleast you are now able to see around. [[Proceed->Room3]]

<<set $panicCount += 1>> The names whisper louder. [[Try again->Room2]]

Skulls whisper different reasons for your presence. One voice contradicts the rest. [[Listen to the contradiction->Room3Truth]] [[Choose the comforting story->Room3Lie]]

<<set $truth = true>> <<set $defianceCount += 1>> The whisper stops. [[Proceed->Room4]]

<<set $panicCount += 1>> The skulls laugh. [[Proceed->Room4]]

Mirrors show futures of you. Name what you avoid. [[Being forgotten->Fear]] [[Being powerless->Fear]] [[Being wrong->Fear]] [[Refuse->Room4Refuse]]

<<set $fearNamed = true>> <<set $logicCount += 1>> The mirrors shatter. [[Proceed->Room5]]

<<set $defianceCount += 1>> The mirrors press closer. [[Proceed->Room5]]

The room rearranges when you move. [[Move carefully->Room5Memory]] [[Rush forward->Room5Panic]]

<<set $memory = true>> <<set $logicCount += 1>> The room stabilizes. [[Proceed->Room6]]

<<set $panicCount += 1>> The walls shift faster. [[Proceed->Room6]]

The ceiling lowers. [[Invent a tool->Room6Fail]] [[Use the lantern differently->Room6Measure]]

<<set $panicCount += 1>> The ceiling lowers faster. [[Try again->Room6]]

<<set $measure = true>> <<set $defianceCount += 1>> You wedge the lantern to measure movement. Time stabilizes. [[Proceed->Room7]]

There is no room. Only presence. > "Choose the pattern that defines you." <<if _trueSeen is "true">> > "That outcome is no longer available." <</if>> [[Logic->Room7Fail]] [[Emotion->Room7Fail]] [[Defiance->Room7Fail]] [[Refuse categorization->Room7Contradict]]

<<set $logicCount += 1>> > "Classification complete." [[Again->Room7]]

<<set $contradiction = true>> Silence. [[Proceed->Room8]]

<<set _totalTraits = 0>> <<if $hope>> <<set _totalTraits += 1>> <</if>> <<if $truth>> <<set _totalTraits += 1>> <</if>> <<if $fearNamed>> <<set _totalTraits += 1>> <</if>> <<if $memory>> <<set _totalTraits += 1>> <</if>> <<if $measure>> <<set _totalTraits += 1>> <</if>> <<if $contradiction and _totalTraits >= 3 and _trueSeen is "false">> [[Climb out->TrueEnding]] <<elseif _totalTraits >= 3>> [[Climb out->FakeEnding]] <<else>> The grave tightens. [[Return->Room7]] <</if>>

You emerge into dawn. Birds sing. CASE CLOSED. <<timed 3s>> The birds stop. <</timed>> > "Termination confirmed." <<set _lies = Number(localStorage.getItem("warden_lies")) + 1>> <<run localStorage.setItem("warden_lies", _lies)>> [[Wake inside the grave->Start]]

You claw into night air. The grave seals behind you. SUBJECT ESCAPED. CLASSIFICATION FAILED. <<run localStorage.setItem("warden_true_seen", "true")>> <<set _escapes = Number(localStorage.getItem("warden_escapes")) + 1>> <<run localStorage.setItem("warden_escapes", _escapes)>> You walk away. You are not followed. That bothers it.