(set:$counter1 to 2)(live: 1s)[(set: $counter1 to it -1)(if: $counter1 is 0)[(stop:)(t8n: "dissolve")+(t8n-time: 1s)[You could become green.]]]
(set:$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 spring slowly into a world that absorbs your fall, pulling at you with [[soft fronds->description]] and [[snaking vines.->description]]
You find yourself in a sunny clearing, surrounded on all sides by a [[great->elaboration 1]] forest of oak and maple and pine. There is the lightest of breezes, one that sends everything in sight moving, [[gently,->elaboration 2]] back and forth. Past the edge of the clearing, the undergrowth is thick.
This place must be [[ancient.->stare]] The trees are grand, tall with thick trunks and sturdy branches. You spot fallen logs that moss and mushrooms have long since grown over. The sun warms your skin.
For such sturdy things, the trees feel [[alive->stare]] as their arms drift lazily in the wind. The leaves and petals of smaller plants dance similarly, the whole forest seemingly in motion.
You can't bring yourself to move. You stand staring at the world breathing around you. Soon, a [[figure->person]] in a dark leather uniform covered in moss steps out from between the trees, moving without a sound as they approach you.
//"Tell me something,"// they say slowly, their voice hoarse. Their eyes are dark and wide open. //"Do you think you think you are worthy of the gifts bestowed upon you?"//
[["Yes."->yes]]
[["No."->no]]
[["What gifts?"->neutral]]
//“Hm. A self-assured assumption. I wonder if it is true.”// The person shrugs. //“Either way, I am not the one [[hunting->proposal]] you.”// They tilt their head.
//“A modest response. Or perhaps simply a weak one. I do not know if I believe you.”// The person shrugs. //“Either way, I am not the one [[hunting->proposal]] you.”// They tilt their head.
//“Ah. A fair question. Perhaps it is up for you to decide. Or perhaps not.”// The person shrugs. //“Either way, I am not the one [[hunting->proposal]] you.”// They tilt their head.
//"Will you listen?"//
[["To what?"->bad]]
[["..."->good]]
The forest [[murmurs.->exit (bad)]] The person inclines their head towards you. //“Ah. I see. I am sorry I could not be more helpful.”//
The forest [[murmurs,->exit (good)]] and you hear it all. The person inclines their head towards you, and you see the respect in their gaze.
They move gracefully, melting back into the shadows.
(live: 4s)[(goto: "you could (good)")]
//“... You could (link-repeat: "sense")[(goto-url:"https://you-could-become.neocities.org/green.html")] the danger you are in, if only you tried harder.”//
//"... You could (link-repeat: "sense")[(goto-url:"https://you-could-become.neocities.org/green.html")] anything, with your mind open like that."//
They move gracefully, melting back into the shadows.
(live: 4s)[(goto: "you could (bad)")]