- Leraika
- Jun 14, 2015
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Luckily, I *did* save your old avatar. Fucked around and found out indeed.
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Still hoping for that slasher movie punishment for ditching Todd and going after Lauren
e: update on previous page, it's pretty dumb y'all
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- CaptainCaveman
- Apr 16, 2005
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Always searching for North.
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OK, now let's eat from the left pocket because the right was wrong.
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Aug 26, 2017 05:24
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- PZ Smeltzenseltzer
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fortran
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Scratch that, just remembered there's an "it's all a dream - OR WAS IT?!" scenario on the Smarts Box path. I might just offer that achievement after all if we get it...
well obviously we need to open the Smarts Box now
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Aug 26, 2017 05:32
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- Snake Maze
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3.85 Billion years ago- Having seen the explosion on the moon, the Devil comes to Venus
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So wait, did we have the fish cereal with us all along? Did the troll somehow slip it into our pocket without us noticing? If so, why? Did he anticipate us trapping him, then running down some stairs, then running back up the stairs but getting so weak we need magic strength cereal to make it all the way up, but then eating from the wrong pocket and turning into fish? It seems to have backfired, since he can't use us to search for the figurines anymore.
For that matter, why were we giving the mind control O's to our friends, anyway? Wouldn't it be better to just sit for a minute and let them catch their breath?
Let's look in our left pocket instead. I'm sure if we continue on this path we'll get a satisfying explanation that reveals the troll's motivations and ties everything together.
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Aug 26, 2017 15:00
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- Blockhouse
- Sep 7, 2014
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You Win!
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the only time we have ever defended todd from anyone
anyway yeah other pocket end this misery
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Aug 26, 2017 15:04
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- Dybael
- Jul 11, 2017
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This book is terrible and I need to invalidate it whenever possible, gotta go Smarts Box path for the all-just-a-dream trifecta.
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Aug 26, 2017 20:02
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- Cobalt Zeroni
- Feb 15, 2015
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Smarts Box.
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Aug 27, 2017 04:01
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- Rebonack7
- Aug 27, 2015
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Smart move. You toss the SMARTS BOX to Todd. "Here, catch!" you shout.
Todd misses. The box falls to the ground, and the top flies open.
"I can't look!" Lauren cries, still hiding her eyes.
"Cereal!" Todd exclaims. "Cherry-O's!"
Sure enough, cherry-colored O's spill out of the box. The snarling werewolf's eyes light up when it sees food. It sniffs the ground where the O's spilled. Its fangs spear one. The werewolf pulls the O-shaped cereal out of its drooling mouth and stares at it. The werewolf can't seem to decide whether to eat it or play with it.
A piece of the SMARTS BOX cereal is lying on the ground near your foot. You pick it up, smell it, and pop it into your mouth. It tastes like ordinary Cherry-O's.
But as soon as you swallow it, you know there's nothing ordinary about this cereal. Your head feels strange. Ideas and thoughts fill your mind faster than you can blink.
What's happening to me? you wonder.
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Your mind is racing. In seconds, every math fact you ever learned pops into your head. Every spelling word you ever studied flashes before you. The theory of relativity, the Gettysburg Address, a map of Marco Polo's entire journey - you know it all. Every fact and every piece of trivia you've ever heard is right there in your mind. You've never felt so smart in your life.
"The O's!" you exclaim. "The cereal in the SMARTS BOX is smart food!"
"Let's be smart, then," Lauren cries, peeking out from behind her hands. "Let's run while the werewolf is busy with the food!"
Immediately your brilliant brain has another idea.
"We're going to capture this werewolf and show it to the world," you announce.
"Don't be stupid!" Lauren shouts. "We have to run - now!"
Think fast! What is it going to be?
If you try to capture the werewolf, turn to PAGE 16.
If you decide to run, race as fast as you can to PAGE 45.
Character Sheet posted:
Inventory
 Smart O's
Goal Endings: 0/2
Bad Endings
Dropped Todd down a bottomless pit.
Gave the book the chance to pull some "all just a dream" bullshit on us.
Turned into a paper lantern because we failed a literature quiz.
Pressed a button that stopped the entire story, because of course it loving did.
Gyzacck!
Ambushed by a werewolf masquerading as a doctor.
Got another loving "all just a dream" ending.
Ate the wrong magic cereal and turned into a fish.
Achievements
Dick Move, Bro: Deliberately let Todd fall into the bottomless pit, just to be a jerk.
Gyzacck: Gyzacck? Gyzacck.
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Aug 27, 2017 17:14
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- Ratatozsk
- Mar 6, 2007
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Had we turned left instead, we may have encountered something like this...
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I'm sure we can come up with a clever way to either capture the werewolf or die trying.
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Aug 27, 2017 17:20
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- CaptainCaveman
- Apr 16, 2005
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Always searching for North.
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We’re the smartest we’ll ever be, so we must have just had our best idea ever. Capture
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Aug 27, 2017 18:27
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- Snake Maze
- Jul 13, 2016
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3.85 Billion years ago- Having seen the explosion on the moon, the Devil comes to Venus
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I support any option that looks like it'll lead to more werewolves and fewer trolls. Capture the werewolf.
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Aug 27, 2017 19:46
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- marijuanamancer
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by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
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Capture!
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Aug 28, 2017 00:06
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- Grammarchist
- Jan 28, 2013
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Let's nab ourselves a wolf for SCIENCE. Now that we've grown smart enough to develop a sense of hubris, it behooves us to succumb to it.
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Aug 28, 2017 03:34
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- Rebonack7
- Aug 27, 2015
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You're sure it is a smart idea to capture the werewolf. You remember all the old ape movies on TV. King Kong was captured! Mighty Joe Young was captured! And now you will carry on the tradition when you capture this werewolf! Scientists will be grateful to you. You'll be famous. And besides, how else can you prove you really saw one?
The hairy beast is still sniffing at the cereal on the ground. It shouldn't be too difficult to trap it.
"Throw me your sweatshirt," you call to Todd. Your super-smart mind has already figured out how to use the sweatshirt to blind the werewolf. "While the werewolf is sniffing the O's, we'll catch it," you whisper.
"But what about finding my box?" Todd complains.
"Never mind that now," you say. You stand behind the werewolf. It's clearly interested in only one thing now - eating the red O's.
Todd stands next to you. He is ready to help in the capture. "I'll count to three," you explain. "Then we'll grab the werewolf. One, two..."
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"...three!" you shout. You spring forward.
"We did it!" Todd says. He moves out of the way and watches you.
"What is this 'we' business?" you ask. You struggle alone to tie the sweatshirt around the werewolf's eyes.
It is a well-known fact that if an animal's eyes are covered, it will not resist capture. You have no idea where that information came from. It just popped into your brain. But you know that you know everything now.
Todd suddenly decides to help. He reaches for one end of the sweatshirt. By mistake he grabs the hair on the back of the werewolf's neck.
The werewolf roars in pain. It fights and struggles to escape. It turns in Lauren's direction. Her eyes are still covered with her hands, so she doesn't know what's about to happen. Even you and your smart mind can't stop the werewolf. It's going right for Lauren's face!
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The werewolf pounces on Lauren.
You scream. Todd screams. And Lauren...
...laughs!
"Hey, that tickles!" She giggles as she rolls on the ground with the werewolf. Her eyes aren't covered anymore. "Wolfie, stop!"
"Wolfie?" you and Todd repeat together.
You can't figure out what she means. The smartness from the cereal must have worn off. Why in the world would she be laughing?
You shine the flashlight on the werewolf. It's licking, not biting, Lauren's face.
"This isn't a werewolf," Lauren says. And in the light from the flashlight you see Lauren is right. It's not a werewolf at all.
"Wolfie is the dog from next door!" Lauren explains, hugging the hairy animal.
Oh well, so much for the great wild werewolf you were going to capture and donate to science. Good-bye to all those brilliant ideas. It looks like your chance to be famous just came to
THE END
drat it, now all we have is this box of magic cereal that grants enhanced intellect and total recall! How are we supposed to make any cool scientific discoveries now?
Character Sheet posted:
Inventory
Smart O's
Goal Endings: 0/2
Bad Endings
Dropped Todd down a bottomless pit.
Gave the book the chance to pull some "all just a dream" bullshit on us.
Turned into a paper lantern because we failed a literature quiz.
Pressed a button that stopped the entire story, because of course it loving did.
Gyzacck!
Ambushed by a werewolf masquerading as a doctor.
Got another loving "all just a dream" ending.
Ate the wrong magic cereal and turned into a fish.
Wasted our super-smarts on catching a dog.
Achievements
Dick Move, Bro: Deliberately let Todd fall into the bottomless pit, just to be a jerk.
Gyzacck: Gyzacck? Gyzacck.
Our options posted:
- Enter the cave.
- Howl at the werewolves.
- Fly up to the werewolves.
- Break free of the troll's spell.
- Run for the woods.
- Break the wall down.
- Check on Lauren alone.
- Eat from the left pocket.
- Run from the werewolf.
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Aug 28, 2017 04:46
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- Leraika
- Jun 14, 2015
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Luckily, I *did* save your old avatar. Fucked around and found out indeed.
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And I ran
I ran so far away
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Aug 28, 2017 04:53
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- PZ Smeltzenseltzer
- Feb 3, 2008
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fortran
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And I ran
I ran so far away
I just ran
I ran all night and day
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Aug 28, 2017 05:34
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- Rebonack7
- Aug 27, 2015
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"Run!" you shout.
You take off, holding the boxes in your arms. You glance back to see if Lauren and Todd are following. It's so dark in the woods, you can't find your friends.
"We're right behind you," Lauren assures you.
"Run!" you shout again. Then your whole body smacks up against a tree trunk. "Oooff!" you gasp. The impact knocks the air right out of you.
"Ooooff!" Lauren adds, slamming into your back.
"Ooooff!" Todd cries. He plows into Lauren.
You feel the ache of sudden airlessness. But the ache instantly turns into a stinging feeling all over your legs, arms, neck, and face.
"Ouch! Ooo! Youch!" Todd screams. He jumps up and down, then rolls on the ground. "Red fire ants!"
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"Todd's right," you say for the first time. "This tree trunk is a big red fire ant colony!" You flip the switch on your flashlight. The light reveals thousands of angry ants marching on their enemies - you, Todd, and Lauren!
"These things will eat us alive!" Todd shouts. "I did a science report about them once."
"Shouldn't we get out of here?" Lauren asks. She slaps at a column of ants crawling up her bare legs. Their bites and stings make Lauren's legs puff up immediately. She can't get the red ants off her body. The ants keep stinging as they march toward her neck and face.
"Should we go back and face the werewolf?" Todd asks you.
"Or should we stay here and get eaten alive by these fire ants?" Lauren asks.
It's all up to you. You decide.
If you turn back and risk meeting the werewolf, go to PAGE 18.
If you battle the army of ants, turn to PAGE 35.
Character Sheet posted:
Inventory
Smart O's
Goal Endings: 0/2
Bad Endings
Dropped Todd down a bottomless pit.
Gave the book the chance to pull some "all just a dream" bullshit on us.
Turned into a paper lantern because we failed a literature quiz.
Pressed a button that stopped the entire story, because of course it loving did.
Gyzacck!
Ambushed by a werewolf masquerading as a doctor.
Got another loving "all just a dream" ending.
Ate the wrong magic cereal and turned into a fish.
Wasted our super-smarts on catching a dog.
Achievements
Dick Move, Bro: Deliberately let Todd fall into the bottomless pit, just to be a jerk.
Gyzacck: Gyzacck? Gyzacck.
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Aug 28, 2017 14:20
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- Leraika
- Jun 14, 2015
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Luckily, I *did* save your old avatar. Fucked around and found out indeed.
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ants seems like it'll get us to a bad end faster
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Aug 28, 2017 16:57
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- Android Blues
- Nov 22, 2008
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I'm pretty sure this is the first time we've directly interacted with a werewolf except for that doctor guy and it just turned out to be a dog.
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Aug 28, 2017 17:26
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- marijuanamancer
- Sep 11, 2001
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by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
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This is just ridiculous! Ants
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Aug 29, 2017 00:14
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- Dybael
- Jul 11, 2017
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Ant Battle!
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Aug 29, 2017 01:29
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- Rebonack7
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You decide to take on the army of red fire ants.
"I've got an idea," you announce. You swat a large ant off your arm and turn to Todd. "Here," hold this SMARTS BOX while I feed the ants some of these Cherry-O's from it."
You grab a handful of O's out of the box. Then you scatter most of them at the base of the ant-filled tree trunk. You put the remaining cereal in your pocket.
"It's working!" Lauren exclaims. "The ants are all heading straight for the O's!"
Sure enough, all the red fire ants are crawling off your bodies and over to the O's. Thousands of tiny mouths crunch and munch through the pile of cereal.
Then you have an even better idea. You're going to slam your foot down on the whole hungry colony, squashing them once and for all. You raise one foot above the obvious leaders of the group. But before you stomp them out, you stop. Something strange is going on.
The ants are turning their tiny faces up to you. They are making strange motions with their little arms!
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Before you can bring your foot down on the ants, Lauren pulls you back. "I think they're talking to us," she says. "In sign language! My best friend is deaf. She taught me how to sign."
"Talking ants?" Todd exclaims. "Now I've heard everything!"
"And I haven't heard anything - at least not from these ants," you say. You don't believe Lauren. Your legs are burning from their bites and stings. You start to bring your foot down on the ants again.
Lauren watches the ants carefully. "They say they're sorry they attacked us." She interprets their motions for you and Todd. "They say they were just scared."
"What else are they saying?" Todd asks.
"They say thank you for the magic O's," Lauren continues. "It was the magic O's that made them smart enough to communicate with us. They warn us to hold onto the magic O's. And use them only for emergencies."
Lauren watches some more, and a look of amazement comes over her face.
"What is it, Lauren?" you ask, one foot still in the air.
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Lauren has a very serious look on her face. She watches the motions of the red fire ants as they speak to her in sign language. "They say beware of the werewolves of WoodsWorld," she says. "They say we are not safe until we have the red tin box back in our hands."
"Do they know where it is?" Todd asks.
"They say they know, but they can't tell us. There's another power in the woods that we haven't seen yet," Lauren continues. "They say we must keep searching for the box - we only have until dawn to find it."
"That's right!" you exclaim. You take the folded note out of your pocket and read the poem again:
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"The Werewolves of WoodsWorld
Disappear at dawn.
So you must find the box
Before this night is gone."
"There's no time to waste," you say to the others. "Lauren, tell the ants we're sorry we smashed into their tree. We won't hurt them if they don't hurt us. Our troubles are just beginning, but tell the ants their troubles with us have come to an
THE END
...I've read this book something like 3-4 times, and that ending still defies description.
Character Sheet posted:
Inventory
Smart O's
Goal Endings: 0/2
Bad Endings
Dropped Todd down a bottomless pit.
Gave the book the chance to pull some "all just a dream" bullshit on us.
Turned into a paper lantern because we failed a literature quiz.
Pressed a button that stopped the entire story, because of course it loving did.
Gyzacck!
Ambushed by a werewolf masquerading as a doctor.
Got another loving "all just a dream" ending.
Ate the wrong magic cereal and turned into a fish.
Wasted our super-smarts on catching a dog.
Achievements
Dick Move, Bro: Deliberately let Todd fall into the bottomless pit, just to be a jerk.
Gyzacck: Gyzacck? Gyzacck.
Gainax Ending: Received a grave warning from intelligent fire ants who can communicate in ASL because they ate magic cereal.
Our options posted:
- Enter the cave.
- Howl at the werewolves.
- Fly up to the werewolves.
- Break free of the troll's spell.
- Run for the woods.
- Break the wall down.
- Check on Lauren alone.
- Eat from the left pocket.
- Face the werewolf.
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Aug 29, 2017 02:47
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- Snake Maze
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3.85 Billion years ago- Having seen the explosion on the moon, the Devil comes to Venus
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When are they gonna get to the fireworks factory werewolves?
Left pocket, because I want to see the thrilling conclusion to the troll mind control storyline.
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- Ratatozsk
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Had we turned left instead, we may have encountered something like this...
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The left pocket is the BEFT pocket!
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Aug 29, 2017 03:50
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I guess let's die to fire ants.
