(set:$counter1 to 2)(live: 1s)[(set: $counter1 to it -1)(if: $counter1 is 0)[(stop:)(t8n: "dissolve")+(t8n-time: 1s)[You could become black.]]]
(set:$counter2 to 4)(live: 1s)[(set: $counter2 to it -1)(if: $counter2 is 0)[(stop:)(t8n: "dissolve")+(t8n-time: 1s)[And so, eventually, you [[do.->enter]]]]]
You dissolve, piece by piece, into a world that is somehow both [[dense->description]] and [[empty,->description]] and above all else, terribly dark.
There is no light here, so you can’t tell where you stand, or what you might be looking at. There is a [[stillness->elaboration 1]] to the air that puts you on edge, and there is a faint smell of [[smoke,->elaboration 2]] as if a fire died out here long ago.
There is no sound, no movement. [[Nothing.->stare]] You feel goosebumps rise on your arms, and your breath tightens in your chest.
Although the smell is faint, you can’t help but wrinkle your nose. Without any other senses, the smoke overwhelms you. There is [[nothing->stare]] to distract you from it.
You can't bring yourself to move. You stand staring at the world plummeting around you. Soon, you realize that you are not alone in this place. Although you cannot see them, you can sense that [[someone->person]] is nearby.
//“Creature,”// rasps a voice that is haunting to hear. //“Answer this. If you stood with a friend at the end of all things, and the universe required a sacrifice, what would you do?”//
[["Sacrifice myself."->yes]]
[["Sacrifice my friend."->no]]
[["Nothing."->neutral]]
//“You are a selfless hero, then? With unshakable values and a strong moral compass? It matters little. You have no [[friend->proposal]] to stand beside you now.”//
//“Then you understand what it means to make difficult choices. Or do you sacrifice too much? It matters little. You have no [[friend->proposal]] to stand beside you now.”//
//“Ah, a coward. Passing your choice to another? Or perhaps, you are very wise indeed. It matters little. You have no [[friend->proposal]] to stand beside you now.”//
//“Regardless, I’ll ask you. What would you sacrifice, here and now?”//
[["Everything."->bad]]
[["Nothing."->good]]
//“Hmm. Very well, creature. If you have everything to [[give->exit (bad)]] to me, then I will take it all.”//
//“Hmm. Very well, creature. If you have nothing to [[give->exit (good)]] to me, then you should go.”//
//“I suppose I have nothing left to say to you, do I?”//
(live: 4s)[(goto: "you could (good)")]
//“... Now, you could simply (link-repeat: "fall")[(goto-url:"https://you-could-become.neocities.org/black.html")] apart.”//
//“... Now, you could simply (link-repeat: "fall")[(goto-url:"https://you-could-become.neocities.org/black.html")] away.”//
//“I suppose I have nothing left to say to you, do I?”//
(live: 4s)[(goto: "you could (bad)")]