(set:$counter1 to 2)(live: 1s)[(set: $counter1 to it -1)(if: $counter1 is 0)[(stop:)(t8n: "dissolve")+(t8n-time: 1s)[You could become purple.]]]
(set:$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 trip, stumbling over your own feet into a world that is contained in a mist that smells like [[lavender->description]] and tastes like [[licorice.->description]]
As the mist swirls around you, gradually you begin to see that you are in a dense, violet forest with a floor of [[lilac->elaboration 1]] and moss. Tall, spindly trees stretch up into the sky, casting a deep [[shade->elaboration 2]] over the woods.
The forest floor is soft beneath your feet. Leaves and petals in vast shades of green and purple stretch endlessly on, [[creeping->stare]] into every corner of the forest and tucking themselves into the roots of every tree.
The shadows are long, and sprawl across each and every surface. It occurs to you that you would not be able to tell if something were [[hiding->stare]] within those shadows. If something were watching you.
You can't bring yourself to move. You stand staring at the world breathing around you. Soon, you hear a light crunching behind you and glance over your shoulder to see an elegant [[woman->person]] in a ballgown approach.
The woman’s gown is made up of rows and rows of feathers. Feathers seem to be scattered in her hair as well, a sort of crown. She does not look at you, only gazes out at the woods. //“Mm,”// she murmurs.
[["What is this place?"->yes]]
[["Who are you?"->no]]
[["..."->neutral]]
The woman is quiet for a moment, then smiles. //“This is the forest. I’m afraid it has no other name. But it knows you are here. The forest can see you, and it has an [[offer."->proposal]]//
The woman frowns. //“Oh, I am no one. I am only here to listen, and to pass along a message. The forest can see you, and it has an [[offer."->proposal]]//
You both stand there, quietly, for several moments. Eventually, the woman turns to you and smiles. //“Very curious. The forest can see you, and it has an [[offer."->proposal]]//
//"Would you like to have a dream?"//
[["I don't think so."->bad]]
[["I would."->good]]
A gust of wind blows throughout the [[woods,->exit (bad)]] sending branches knocking against one another and shadows dancing across the mossy floor. The woman shrugs. //“Then I am sorry.”//
For a moment, the [[woods->exit (good)]] are completely still. So still, in fact, that you almost forget to breathe. The woman smiles at you once more. //“Good. Sweet dreams, then.”//
The woman turns, her feathers on her dress fluttering, and you feel your eyelids begin to grow heavy.
(live: 4s)[(goto: "you could (good)")]
//"... But for now, you could just (link-repeat: 'sleep."')[(goto-url:"https://you-could-become.neocities.org/purple.html")]//
//"... You could (link-repeat: "sleep,")[(goto-url:"https://you-could-become.neocities.org/purple.html")] and then do so much more."//
The woman turns, her feathers on her dress fluttering, and you feel your eyelids begin to grow heavy.
(live: 4s)[(goto: "you could (bad)")]