<<set $car = false>>\nThere was no way I would leave my car here, so I've waited. I closed the radio and drove every inch I could get in this trafic. I thought that we would eventually return to normal.\n\nBut after an hour, we moved about 1km. People started to leave their car. I opened the radio to get a new trafic status, but all I could get is static. I did not feel well. I sjipped throught all the AM and FM stations without any audible signal.\n\nThere was no way I was getting home in car and the situation outside started to get worst. It was cold, people were panicking and I was left there all alone.\n\nI tried [[Reaching Home another way|FindHome][$time +=90]] || [[Find shelter for the night|Shelter][$time +=60]].
\nI headed to the police station to turn myself in. When I arrived, the police station was litteraly under siege. Thousands of people gathered in front. \n\nSome were screaming they were attacked, others wanted to report robberies. There was officer outside telling everyone to calm down and head home.\n\nI approached an officer and captured his attention.\n<<if $status eq "Light Wound">> \nHe immediately see the blood on me.\n\n"Sir, if you have been attacked or bittent, go to the hospital right away. We have a lot of work to do here so move along.\n\nHe left as I was about to speak. \n\nI left and looked at my options. <<if $time <= 1050>>It was about the last chance I had to [[Go get the train home|Train Home][$time +=60]].<<endif>> I had to fix my wound. I could probably find what I needed [[At the Pharmacy|Pharmacy][$time += 30]] or [[Go to the Hospital|Hospital][$time += 300]] like the officer recomended. \n\n<<else>>\n<<set $gun = "none">>\n<<set $ammo = 0>>\n<<set $clip = 0>>\n"Please move along Sir" said the officer.\n\n"I shot <<print $copkilled>> cop<<if $copkilled > 1>>s<<endif>> but it was self defense." I said in a hurry.\n\nThe officer stopped and looked at me.\n\n"Listen, today I saw shit I can't even talk about. People are going crazy. We have a situation here and we are holding more people than we can. We can't get you in for now. You seem of good will so here what we will do. Hand me your ID, the weapon of the crime if you have it and tell me where I could find the bod<<if $copkilled < 2>>y<<else>>ies<<endif>>"\n\nI gave him the gun, my ID and told him about the alley. \n\n"Ok, come back tomorrow when this situation here will be resolved. A failiure to do so will earn you an arrest warrant and a lot more problems young man. Come tomorrow!"\n\nI left and looked at my options. <<if $time <=1050>> If I wanted to get home, thant might be the last chance I had to [[Go get to the train|Train Home][$time += 90]].<<endif>> I could [[Find a Shelter in town|Shelter][$time += 60]] so I could resolve this situation with the police.\n<<endif>>\n\n
\nI took out the <<print $gun>> and looked at the girl next to me. She was still frozen by fear.\n\n"What's your name?" I asked.\n\nShe looked at me as if she wanted to talk but couldn't. "M..M..Melrose" she finally said.\n\n"Melrose, I don't know what those things are, but in my book they are Zombies. If we stay there we are dead. There are only 5 of them blocking the door. I'm going to try to shoot them so we could get out"\n\nShe noded silently.\n\n<<if $ammo < 5>>\n\nI felt it was safer to stay inside to shoot them dead so I aimed carfully at their head, hoping that horror movies were right.\n\nAs I took the first shot, one zombie fell like a puppet as the front door shattered. The other four zombies got inside the shop throught the opening that I just made.\n\nI shot all my ammo but I couldn't get them all. There was still <<print 5-$ammo>> left.\n<<set $ammo = 0>>\n\n"Let's go!" I screamed as I hoped over a table toward the exist.\n\nAs I stepped outside, I turned back to see Melrose still inside, frozen in fear. One of the Zombie reached her and I could only hear her scream. \n\nOn the other side of the street, the door to the Hostel opened up and a man stepped outside.\n\n"Hurry up, come here!" he scremed at me.\n\nMy instinct made me [[go back inside to help Melrose|HelpMelrose]] || [[Run inside the hostel|HideHostel][$time +=30]]\n\n<<elseif $ammo >= 5>>\n<<set $ammo -=5>><<set $Melrose = true>>\n\nI felt it was safer to stay inside to shoot them dead so I aimed carfully at their head, hoping that horror movies were right.\n\nAs I took the first shot, one zombie fell like a puppet as the front door shattered. The other four zombies got inside the shop throught the opening that I just made.\n\nI shot them all dead and they laid down the shop's floor.\n\n"Ok I think it's safe"\n\nMelrose and I stepped carefully outside.\n\nOn the other side of the street, the door to the Hostel opened up and a man stepped outside.\n\n"Hurry up, come here!" he scremed at us.\n\nWe both [[Ran inside the hostel|HideHostel][$time += 30]]\n\n<<endif>>\n\n\n
To be continued in Day 2 (Release Feburary)\n\nYour data has been saved as a cookie in your browser.\nReplaying and finishing Day 1 will overwrite the last save.\n\n<a href="/OutbreakDay2.html">Day 2</a> Incomplete but you can still have a look at it.\n<<remember $car>>\n<<remember $food>>\n<<remember $money>>\n<<remember $time>>\n<<remember $gun>>\n<<remember $clip>>\n<<remember $ammo>>\n<<remember $status>>\n<<remember $homelessdeath>>\n<<remember $copkilled>>\n<<remember $sneak>>\n<<remember $policeRadio>>\n<<remember $policeBadge>>\n<<remember $lastpassage = "Day2Outside">>\n<<remember $aware>>\n<<remember $Melrose>>
/%a Player gets back his car if he left it home, and looses it if he leave it downton%/\n<<if visited ("Car") eq true>><<set $car = false>>\nI decided to leave my car downtown and go get the train.\n<<elseif visited ("Car") eq false>><<set $car = true>><<endif>><<if $time <= 960>>\nI took the metro hurried up to the train station. It went fast, half an hour and I was there. As I arrived, my train was waiting for departure. I was not the only one who tought about skipping town early. Fortunately, trains uses their own roads and can accomodate a lot of passengers. \n<<display "Ride Home">>\n\n<<elseif $time > 960>>\nI went to take the metro, and rush hour already started. With all the trafic the communication blackout generated, everything was going at half speed. It took me an hour to get to the train station.\n<<display "Ride Home">>\n<<endif>>
<<set $status = "healthy">>\nI went to the emergency room. I did not expect it to be that crowded. We could barely walk to the inscription counter. I over heard the staff talking about bitten people.\n\n"What is the reason of your visit?" interupted the lifeless voice over the counter.\n\nI showed her my wounds and gave my Medical Insurance card. I was lucky to be treated as a serious case. 5 hours later I was out of the hospital.\n\nIt was now . There was no way I could get home by now.\n\nI had to [[seek sheleter for the night|Shelter][$time +=60]] <<if visited("PoliceStation") eq 0>> || [[Go to the police station|PoliceStation][$time +=60]]<<endif>>.
<<set $car = false>>\nThere was no way for me to stay there when things were getting worst. I left my car there and headed toward the closest station I knew on foot, about half an hour from here.\n\nThe temperature seems even colder than in the morining and I had a hard time walking toward my destination. \n\nHalfway there, I heard a womann scrreming from an alley I just crossed. I wasn't sure what to do at the moment so [[I went to see|TheAlley]] || [[I continued walking|Train Home]].
<<if $sneak eq false>><<set $dice= either(1,2,3,4,5,6)>><<elseif $sneak eq true>><<set $dice= either(3,4,5,6,7,8)>>\n<<endif>><<if $dice < 3>><<display "Rose my hands">><<elseif $dice >=3 and $dice <=5>><<set $gun = "pistol">><<set $clip = 6>><<set $ammo = 5>><<set $status = "Light Wound">><<set $copkilled +=1>>\nAs I lept toward him I heard a gunshot. I got to him before he could shot a second time. I pushed him a little and he tripped on the pants that were still at his ankles. I grabbed his gun as he fell.\n\nThe second cop rose up and reach for his gun. The girl took her chance and ran away. I shot at him as a reflex for survival and got him in the left eye. He fell to the ground like a puppet who gets his strings cut.\n\nThat's when the pain kicked in. My side went burning, I looked down at my hip and it was full of blood. The adrenaline kept my boding from feeling the pain while I fought for my life. It took all my strenght to stay up.\n\nI heard the other cop calling for help on the radio. He beg for a response while staring at his dead friend. But there was no answer from his dispatch.\n\nI felt angry at him... angry that he shot me, angry at the tings they were going to do to that woman. \n\nI decided there was nothing else for me to do than [[Kill the cop|KillCop][$time += 30]] || [[Leave him to his misery and get out of there|LeaveCop]]. \n\n<<elseif $dice > 5>> \n<<set $gun = "pistol">>\n<<set $clip = 6>>\n<<set $ammo = 5>>\n<<set $copkilled +=1>>\nI got to him before he could shot. I pushed him a little and he tripped on the pants that were still at his ankles. I grabbed his gun as he fell.\n\nThe second cop rose up and reach for his gun. The girl took her chance and ran away. I shot at him as a reflex for survival and got him in the mouth. He fell to the ground like a puppet who gets his strings cut.\n\nI heard the other cop calling for help on the radio. He beg for a response while staring at his dead friend. But there was no answer from his dispatch.\n\nI felt angry at him...angry at the tings they were going to do to that woman. \n\nI decided there was nothing else for me to do than [[Kill the cop|KillCop][$time +=30]] || [[Leave him to his misery and get out of there|LeaveCop]].\n<<endif>>\n
<<set $sneak = false>>\nI approached the police saying : "Is everything allright here officers".\n\nThat is when I realised one of them was talking his pants off.\n\nThe officer turned around and saw me, he kneel down to get a hold of his gun so I [[Ran away|LeaveCop]] || [[Rose my hands]] || [[Attacked to stop them (Random Success)|AttackCop][$time +=30]]\n\n\n
Fortunately, trains uses their own roads and can accomodate a lot of passengers. \n\nI was able to hop on the front wagon and sit down for the trip home. I wanted to stop thinking about the day. There was nothing more to do than play a bit with my smartphone. \n\nThe trip took the regular hour to arrive at destination. As soon as I stepped down, I was washed away with a feeling of security by the calmness of the suburbs. It seems less affected by the current telecommunication outages.\n\n<<if $homelessdeath eq true>>\nThe feeling did not last long, sadness overwhelmed me by the thought of the homeless guy being shot to death crossing my mind. <<endif>> <<if $copkilled > 0>> While I still think they deserve it, I still killed <<print $copkilled>> cop<<if $copkilled > 1>>s<<endif>> and knew I would face consequences sooner or later.<<endif>>\n\n<<if $time <= 1020>>\nI headed home to find Megan and David waiting for me. She was a little panicked because she could not reach me when the outages started. We calmed down and soon enough we were all eating dinner together and talking about the day. <<if $homelessdeath eq true>>I haven't had the desire to ruin the evening and I kept myself from talking about the horror I saw.<<endif>> We planned our evening together, we played some boardgames and watched a dvd.\n\nThe services was not back yet as we planned to go to bed. Megan, started to stress again. She did not want to spend the following day without beign able to reach anyone in case of an emergency. \n<<set $time = 1230>>\nI suggested that [[Go to bed|Day2Home]] and wait for tommorow to see what we do.\n\n<<elseif $time > 1020>>\nI headed home to find an empty house.\n\n<<if $status eq "Light Wound">><<set status = "healty">> My side still hurts even thought it stopped bleeding. I went in the pharmacy to get bandages and treat the wound. <<endif>>\n\nI noticed a note on the kitchen table :\n\n"I hope you are ok. You did not come home. I cannot reach anyone. I'm leaving for my mother's place with David. I hope you will come when you get home.\n\nPlease be okay!\nI love you!\n\nMeg"\n<<if $car eq true>>\nHer mother did not live that far. About half an hourfrom our home.\n\nSince I left the car here this morning, I could [[Go get them right away|GoStepMother][$time += 30]] or [[Get some sleep first|Day2HomeAlone]]\n\n<<elseif $car eq false>>\nI wish I could go find them. Her mother house was not far in car, but it would take 3 to 4 hours to get there on foot.\n\nI would figure out a way tomorrow. For now I went to [[Sleep|Day2HomeAlone]] to tackle tomorrow well rested.\n<<endif>>\n<<endif>>
<<if visited("SneakPolice") eq 1 or visited("HelpPolice") eq 1>> I still had the images of what happened in the Alley.<<endif>> <<if visited("Hospital") eq 1>> I thought about all those people at the Hospital.<<endif>><<if visited ("PoliceStation") eq 1>>I still can't believe how crowded was the police station. Now that things were calm, I could probably see them tomorrow.<<endif>><<if visited ("Calm Down") eq 1>>The sounds of the gunshots still ringed in my head and even thought I haven't seen the Homeless guy die, my imagination pictured it too well for me to feel comfortable.<<endif>>
<<set $policeBadge = true>>\nI knew a police badge could come in handy. Especially in the current situation, passing as a cop might help me gain access to a way out of town.\n<<display "CopItems">>
<<if $car eq true>>\nI was not sure what would be the best option to get home. I decided to take [[My Car|Car Home][$time +=30]] || <<if $time <= 930>>[[The Train|Train Home][$time += 30]]<<elseif $time > 930>>[[The Train|Train Home][$time += 60]]<<endif>>.\n<<else>>\n<<if $time <= 930>> <<set $time += 30>><<elseif $time > 930>><<set $time += 60>><<endif>>\nSince I did not have my car to get home, I had no choice but to <<if $time <= 930>>[[go get the train|Train Home][$time += 30]]<<elseif $time > 930>>[[go get the train|Train Home][$time += 60]].\n<<endif>>\n<<endif>>\n\n
To be continued in Day 2 (release Feburary )\n\nYour data has been saved as a cookie in your browser.\nReplaying and finishing Day 1 will overwrite the last save.\n\n<a href="/OutbreakDay2.html">Day 2</a> Incomplete but you can still have a look at it.\n<<remember $car>>\n<<remember $food>>\n<<remember $money>>\n<<remember $time>>\n<<remember $gun>>\n<<remember $clip>>\n<<remember $ammo>>\n<<remember $status>>\n<<remember $homelessdeath>>\n<<remember $copkilled>>\n<<remember $sneak>>\n<<remember $policeRadio>>\n<<remember $policeBadge>>\n<<remember $lastpassage = "Day2HomeAlone">>\n<<remember $aware>>\n<<remember $Melrose>>
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\nI could not leave her there. I jumped back inside the Coffee Shop to help Melrose out. \n\nI tripped on one of the bodies in my attempt to save her and fell bluntlessly to the ground.\n\nI did not have the time to get up that the zombie was on me, taking a bite at my shoulder.\n\nHe kept biting until everything went dark...\n\nI'll always remember January 23rd 2014.\nIt was the day I died.
$aware = boolean (req for Day 2 beginning. Used in coffeeshop)\n$Melrose = boolent (req for Day 2 beginning. Has Melrose been met and Alive)\n$car = boolen\n$food = int\n$money = int\n$time = int (time in minute from 0 to 1440 (720 = Noon))\n$gun = "pistol","shotgun","SMG","AR"\n$clip = int\n$ammo = int\n$status = "healthy","Light Wound","wounded","heavywounds","dead"\n$homelessdeath = boolean\n$copkilled = int\n$sneak = boolean (used for combat)\n$policeRadio = boolean\n$policeBadge = boolean\n$lastpassage = string (name of last passage for save function)
\nI had no idea what to do but it was getting late and colder. I did not have many friends, and I did not knew where they lived anyway.\n\nIn my search for a spot as I entered a 24h coffee shop to spend the night, I noticed a Vacancy sign on a youth hostel across the street. I stayed in one of those and I knew I could get a night for 20$ or so.\n<<if $money >= 20>>\nI checked my pocket and found a 20$ bill. I had the choice to [[Stay in the coffee shop]] or [[Try the hostel|Hostel]]\n<<elseif $money < 20>>\nI checked my pockets but I only had 5$ left from the pharmacy. I had no choice than to [[Stay in the coffee shop]].\n<<endif>>
\nI kissed my little David and lovely Megan goodbye and headed to the train station by foot. "I'll cook you something nice tonight!" she said before letting me go.\n\nI dressed warm that morning, but I still felt the cold chilling to my bones. I arrived at the tran station 5 minutes later. There were a few brave people that were waiting for the train in the cold. \n\n\n"I guess your car did not start as well." said one of the man while waving at another.\n\n"Why else would I be here?" replied his friend.\n\nThe train was comfortable as usual. I sat down and played with my phone before going throught my social network feed. Many of my friends were stuck in massive trafic jam. I was glad I took the train this morning. \n\nI arrived downtown and had to take one final subway to work. It was only two stations away, but it would save me the pain of confronting the cold.\n\nWith the temperature, there were a lot more homeless that gathered in the subway. I always wish I could do something to help them, but never had the guts to do anything other than sparing some change once in a while. This morning was no different.\n\nI got just in time at work to greet the new members and get the training going. Everything was completed by noon. Since training was done, I ate lunch at my desk, as usual.\n\nIt's around 14:00 that all phone lines went down. We first joked about another Ice Storm disaster but we all went online to find out what was happening. It seemed to affected a lot of people around North America and the bit of informations we gathered is that communications systems were failing continuously and progressively.\n\nHalf an hour later, the Internet went down as well.We joked for a minute on how we broke the Internet with too much trafic. For all I knew, all communication channels just went down. Panick started to rise at the office. The bosses wanted to calm us down and asked for us to go back working. But they were unsuccessful.\n\nThat's when I decided to [[Head Home]] || [[Calm down the people at work|Calm down][$time +=30]].
<<set $copkilled +=1>><<set $ammo -=1>>\nI've decided to check the cops bodies for useful items.\n\nOf course, I knew that every Item I would take would be a proof against me if I get caught.\n\n<<display "CopItems">>
\nI walked to the counter and asked for a medium coffee. The sight of the donuts made me realise I have not eaten since Lunch.\n\nI took a soup and a donut. Of course, the electronic payments were out of service with the outage that was still going on.\n\n<<if $money < 5>>\nI took out my wallet and got all my money out. I had <<print $money>>$ left. Not enough to cover the meal.\n\nThe cashier looked at me and I saw a glimpse of pity in her eyes.\n\n"I'll take what you got, it's ok if you miss a few coins"\n<<set $money = 0>>\n\n<<elseif $money eq 5>>\nI plunged my hand in my pocket and got my last 5$ bill that covered the meal and the tip.\n<<set $money -= 5>>\n<<elseif $money > 5>>\n\nI took out my wallet and looked inside. I had <<print $money>>$ left. I gave her 5$ to covert for the meal and the tip.\n<<set $money -=5>>\n\n<<endif>>\n\nI was grateful to the cashier and headed in a corner near a window to eat. That is when I realise that this neighborhood seems really quiet. I thought that finally, things were calming down.\n\nI remember praying for David and Megan to be safe. Many other thoughts came to my mind as well.<<display "Day1Recap">>\n\nI thought I would never sleep, but the fatigue got to me and [[I dosed off in my chair|WokenCoffee][$time = 90]].\n\n
<<set $time = 1290>>\nI got my car and headed to my step mother's house. I really hoped to find my family safe and sound there.\n\nThe life seemed normal in the suburb, no panick, no looting. People were doing their everyday chores even with the current outage. It felt great and I gain confidence that I would find my wife and son soon.\n\nI was right. As I arrived at the house, I was greeted with hugs and kisses. We were all hungry so we stayed for dinner.\n\nAfter dinner, Megan and David wanted to go back home. There was not much we could do here anyway while we got plenty of things to entertain us at home. \n\nSo I drove us back home and planned to go to bed. I feared so much that I would not see them again that I accepted to stay home if the services was not back up on the next morning. We all cuddled in the same bed that night. After the day I had, it felt great.\n\nI thought I would never sleep with all the thoughts going throught my mind. <<display "Day1Recap">>\n\nThe fatigue still had the upper hand and [[I fell asleep|Day2Home]].
Outbreak Day 1 : The Silent Outbreak
<<set $homelessdeath = true>>\nI've stood up on a desk in the middle of the office.\n\n"Calm down my friends, there's nothing we could do about it for now so let's just chill out, ok?"\n\nWhile it seems my word bringed the tension down, it only lasted a minute. My efforts were useless. People were starting rumors on possible terrorist attacks, others thought it was a major coup by Anonymous. Some were Happy, others were scared, it started to get out of hands.\n\nI headed back at my desk by the window and picked up my stuff. With all the noise, I still heard a gunshot coming from outside. It was not the first time it happened because of all the homless and drug dealers outside of the office. My curiosity made me check by the window. At the 3rd floor, I had a pretty view of the whole street. People had started looting retail stores around and were now fleeing the street. There was this homless guy, all dirty lying on the ground and this cop a few meters away.\n\nIt was either so cold it numbed the pain, or the guy was on strong drugs as he slowly stood up. I saw the cop raising his gun again. I couldn't watch.\n\nAs i left the window I heard another gun shot, and another, and another. Things were getting out of hand.\n\nIt was time to leave and [[Head Home]].\n
To be continued in Day 2 (release Feburary)\n\nYour data has been saved as a cookie in your browser.\nReplaying and finishing Day 1 will overwrite the last save.\n\n<a href="/OutbreakDay2.html">Day 2</a> Incomplete but you can still have a look at it.\n<<remember $car>>\n<<remember $food>>\n<<remember $money>>\n<<remember $time>>\n<<remember $gun>>\n<<remember $clip>>\n<<remember $ammo>>\n<<remember $status>>\n<<remember $homelessdeath>>\n<<remember $copkilled>>\n<<remember $sneak>>\n<<remember $policeRadio>>\n<<remember $policeBadge>>\n<<remember $lastpassage = "Day2Home">>\n<<remember $aware>>\n<<remember $Melrose>>
/%a All the variables are first set here. See anotation for explaination%/<<silently>>\n<<set $car = false>>\n<<set $food = 0>>\n<<set $money = 20>>\n<<set $time = 330>>\n<<set $gun = "none">>\n<<set $clip = 0>>\n<<set $ammo = 0>>\n<<set $status = "healthy">>\n<<set $homelessdeath = false>>\n<<set $copkilled = 0>>\n<<set $sneak = false>>\n<<set $policeRadio = false>>\n<<set $policeBadge = false>>\n<<set $Melrose = false>>\n<<set $aware = false>>\n<<endsilently>>\nJanuary 23rd 2014. That is the day it all started.\n\nI woke up at 5:00, as usual. I went in the shower, as usual... I was getting ready to go to work as usual. \n\nI was the team manager of a small team of employee in an ordinary 3rd floor office downtown. This morining I had to train new members of my team and I had to make sure I was there on time.\n\nI lived in a quiet suburban area with my wife and son, about an hour north from Downtown Montreal where I work. Montreal is an Island located on the Saint-Laurent river in Quebec. I usually take the train even if it's less practical and take a little more time. I can do my stuff meanwhile and it saves me of the frustration of crossing 2 bridges in traffic. \n\nThis morning, it was a particularly cold day, -38(C). I felt that I should [[Take the train|Train][$time += 570]] || [[Take my car|Car][$time += 600]].\n\n\n
<<if $time eq 0>>\n<<print "00:00">>\n<<elseif $time eq 30>>\n<<print "00:30">>\n<<elseif $time eq 60>>\n<<print "01:00">>\n<<elseif $time eq 90>>\n<<print "01:30">>\n<<elseif $time eq 120>>\n<<print "02:00">>\n<<elseif $time eq 150>>\n<<print "02:30">>\n<<elseif $time eq 180>>\n<<print "03:00">>\n<<elseif $time eq 210>>\n<<print "03:30">>\n<<elseif $time eq 240>>\n<<print "04:00">>\n<<elseif $time eq 270>>\n<<print "04:30">>\n<<elseif $time eq 300>>\n<<print "05:00">>\n<<elseif $time eq 330>>\n<<print "05:30">>\n<<elseif $time eq 360>>\n<<print "06:00">>\n<<elseif $time eq 390>>\n<<print "06:30">>\n<<elseif $time eq 420>>\n<<print "07:00">>\n<<elseif $time eq 450>>\n<<print "07:30">>\n<<elseif $time eq 480>>\n<<print "08:00">>\n<<elseif $time eq 510>>\n<<print "08:30">>\n<<elseif $time eq 540>>\n<<print "09:00">>\n<<elseif $time eq 570>>\n<<print "09:30">>\n<<elseif $time eq 600>>\n<<print "10:00">>\n<<elseif $time eq 630>>\n<<print "10:30">>\n<<elseif $time eq 660>>\n<<print "11:00">>\n<<elseif $time eq 690>>\n<<print "11:30">>\n<<elseif $time eq 720>>\n<<print "12:00">>\n<<elseif $time eq 750>>\n<<print "12:30">>\n<<elseif $time eq 780>>\n<<print "13:00">>\n<<elseif $time eq 810>>\n<<print "13:30">>\n<<elseif $time eq 840>>\n<<print "14:00">>\n<<elseif $time eq 870>>\n<<print "14:30">>\n<<elseif $time eq 900>>\n<<print "15:00">>\n<<elseif $time eq 930>>\n<<print "15:30">>\n<<elseif $time eq 960>>\n<<print "16:00">>\n<<elseif $time eq 990>>\n<<print "16:30">>\n<<elseif $time eq 1020>>\n<<print "17:00">>\n<<elseif $time eq 1050>>\n<<print "17:30">>\n<<elseif $time eq 1080>>\n<<print "18:00">>\n<<elseif $time eq 1110>>\n<<print "18:30">>\n<<elseif $time eq 1140>>\n<<print "19:00">>\n<<elseif $time eq 1170>>\n<<print "19:30">>\n<<elseif $time eq 1200>>\n<<print "20:00">>\n<<elseif $time eq 1230>>\n<<print "20:30">>\n<<elseif $time eq 1260>>\n<<print "21:00">>\n<<elseif $time eq 1290>>\n<<print "21:30">>\n<<elseif $time eq 1320>>\n<<print "22:00">>\n<<elseif $time eq 1350>>\n<<print "22:30">>\n<<elseif $time eq 1380>>\n<<print "23:00">>\n<<elseif $time eq 1410>>\n<<print "23:30">>\n<<elseif $time eq 1440>>\n<<print "00:00">>\n<<endif>>
<<if $time > 1440>><<set $time -= 1440>><<endif>>\nTIME : <<display "Convertedtime">>\n\nInventory \nMoney : <<print $money>>\nFood : <<print $food>>\nWeapon : <<print $gun>>\nAmmo : <<print $ammo>>\nHealth : <<print $status>>\n<<if $car eq true>>\nCar\n<<endif>>\n<<if $policeBadge eq true>>\nPolice Badge\n<<endif>>\n<<if $policeRadio eq true>>\nPolice Radio\n<<endif>>\n\n(Not Working)\nSave\nLoad\n\n<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top">\n<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_donations">\n<input type="hidden" name="business" value="getinthegames@gmail.com">\n<input type="hidden" name="lc" value="CA">\n<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Survivors Diaries">\n<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="CAD">\n<input type="hidden" name="bn" value="PP-DonationsBF:btn_donateCC_LG.gif:NonHosted">\n<input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!">\n<img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1">\n</form>\n
<<set $car = true>>\nI could stay a little longer with my wife and son. David and I made a drawing for Megan. David liked to draw, he did all the time. \n\nI jammed the key in the ignition, the car started even in the intense cold. I opened the radio to listen to music and I headed downtown.\n\nI crossed the first bridge without any resistance but as I got closer to Montreal, the trafic was getting heavier. After a few days of cold temperature, it seems that many people were tired of the public transportations. I regreted my choice at that moment. It took me 3 hours to get to work, I was already late for the training I was giving to the new member of the team and I had yet to find some parking. Fortunately, I managed to call my co-worker to get them to do something while they wait for me.\n\nI find parking a few corners from there. Even if I dressed warm this morning, I still could feel the cold as I stepped out of the car. I was finally at workb so I started the training right away. I should have been done by noon, but since I was late, I did not even manage to do half the stuff I needed to do. We still took a break for lunch.\n\nAt the cafeteria, the TV was on the usual news channel. Now one really listen to it except if their is an big news or sports report. As usual, no one listened as the anchorman was commenting a story on a police intervention that went bad a few minutes earlier. A police officer got injured by a priest after breaking down the door of a barricaded church where a few dozen religious man were hiding. \n\nWe wrap up lunch and went back in class to finish up what should have been done in the morning. We finished everything at 15:00.\n\nWhen we got out of class, the whole floor was in panick. I stopped a co-worker and he explained that the internet, phone lines, and TV signal went down. The bosses kept yelling to calm down and to continue working, but it was not working.\n\nThat's when I decided to [[Head Home]] || [[Calm down the people at work|Calm down][$time += 30]]\n\n
\n"Where is the back door!" I said in an imperial tone.\n\nThe girl looked at me as if she could not speak. Then, her eyes got that little spark of life back in them as she grabbed my hand to pull me backstore.\n\n"What are those things?" She asked as we got to the back door.\n\n"They are Zombies in my book, but I'm not sure about that."\n\nWe stared at each other as we heard the front door windows shatter into pieces. It was time for us to find out was behind the door.\n\nAs we opened the door, we found ourselves in the almost pitchblack alley behind the coffee shop. We both ran toward the end of the alley where we could see the brigthness of the street lights.\n\nI felt something grabbing my foot as we were almoat out of the alley. I fell to the ground and as I turned to look, I was horrified at the sight of one of those thing crawling up my leg to bite it.\n\nI realise that the girl kept running and left me behind.\n\n<<if $gun eq "none" or $ammo eq 0>>\nI felt the pain going up my leg as the monster bit me above the ankle. I could not get up and it kept chewing and chewing until I fainted.\n\n<p align = "center">The END</p>\n\n<<else if $gun neq "none" and $ammo > 0>>\n<<set $ammo -=1>><<set $Melrose = true>>\nI only had the time to take out the <<print $gun>> and shoot before he bites my ankle.\n\nI stood up and ran to the street where I catched up with the Coffee Shop cashier.\n\n"Sorry! I panicked" she told me in tears.\n\nAt that same moment, we heard someone calling us throught an open door.\n\n"Hurry, come inside!"\n\n[[We ran toward the opened door|HideHostel][$time += 30]]\n<<endif>>
/%a let the player pick 2 items before forcing him to leave%/\n<<if visitedTag ("Items") < 2>>\nThe items I can take are :\n<<actions "Their Money" "Their ammunition" "The Police Radio" "A Police Badge">>\n<<elseif visitedTag ("Items") eq 2>>\nI heard people coming down the alley. I did not want to get caught red handed so left the bodies there and ran away.\n<<display "LeaveCop">>\n<<endif>>
\nI thought about it a minute and there was no way I was not going home tonight. The train still seemed the best option. There was no way a cab could make it and there was no way I could get home on foot, in that cold. I had no idea how long I would wait to get on it. \n\nIt took 1 hour and a half to get there. The metro was running at half speed. With all the people waiting there, it would have taken 3 hours just to get in the wagon.\n\nI decided to walk in the cold, after a while, you just keep walking no matter the pain. One step is a step closer to home.\n\n<<display "Train Home">>\n\n
<<set $sneak = true>>\nI approached the police silently.\n\nThe woman screems seemed desperate. I got a little closer.\nThat is when I realised one of them was talking his pants off.\n\nThe officer turned around and saw me, he kneel down to get a hold of his gun so I [[Ran away|LeaveCop]] || [[Rose my hands]] || [[Attacked to stop them (Random Success)|AttackCop][$time +=30]]\n\n\n
<<set $money -=15>><<set $status = "healthy">>\nAs I stepped into the pharmacy, I noticed there was an awful lot of people. I went straight to bandages section and got myself what I needed to help fix my wounds.\n\nAs I stepped closer to the cashier, I finally heard what was all that noise. The cashier kept screaming : "Cash only, if you can't pay cash, leave immediately!"\n\nI got my wallet and started looking for cash. I had a 20$ bill. That should cover what I needed. I went directly to the cash register and paid.\n\nI went to the bathrooms and applied what I could to make my wound better.\n\nAt the time, it was my last chance [[to catch the train|FindHome][$time +=90]]. I could also try to [[Find a shelter for the nigbt|Shelter][$time +=60]] or finally [[go to the police|PoliceStation][$time += 60]].\n
\nI went in the alley to check out those screams I heard. By that time it was dark and I couldn't see well. I turned a corner and saw 2 police officer restraining a woman on the ground. One of them hold her thighly to the ground while the other stood up.\n\nI first thought everything was ok, even though the girl started screaming for help. \n\nI [[left to get the train|Train Home]] || [[Sneaked a little closer|SneakPolice]] || [[Approach and offer to help the police|HelpPolice]].
<<set $aware = true>>\nSomeone hit the window beside me. It woke me up instantly. I did not realised it at first but as he continued banging on the window, I felt something strange.\n\nI stared at the body standing at the other side of the window. It stood up lifelessly, as if holding himself straight was an impossible task. It kept baching the window with it's body. There was no expression on his face. I could only described it as a Walking Dead. I knew horror movie too well not to concider them as zombies.\n\nI looked at the cashier and she seemed horrified. I looked at the direction she was looking and there were 5 of those things pushing the front door. No time to think, it was time to get out. I stood up and grabbed the cashier by the arm.\n\n[[Leave by the back door|CoffeeBackDoor]] <<if $gun eq "pistol">>|| [[Shoot our way out the front door|CoffeeFrontDoor]] <<endif>>
<<set $ammo += 6>>\nBoth officers had a 6 shot, barrel pistol. They did not carry extra bullets so I could only take the 6 bullets from the other dead cop.\n<<display "CopItems">>
Outbreak is the first tale of the "Survivors Diaries" project by Northern Lights Games. It will be release as an Episodic text base adventure.\n\nA few decades ago, Build your own Adventure books were popular amongst readers of all ages. They offered a story where the reader could choose what to do after each passages by going to a specified page.\n\nThose books came from a variety of models and subjects. While some focuse only on choices, others asked the reader to build a character by attribuing stats and keeping note of inventory, and even use dice to generate random results.\n\nWith today's technology, we can do even more. We can do all of the above, but in addition we can taylor passages with many conditions and variables that makes stories more interactive and taylored for the reader.\n\nAt Northern Lights games, we focus on Indie projects. You are welcome to submit your own stories or any games at all\n\n<p align="center">[[Start Here|Ch1: The Silent Outbreak]]</p>\n\nThis was created with Twine (twinery.org). If you would like to submit content or send comments<a href="mailto:getinthegames@gmail.com?subject=Comments/Content"> contact me.</a>
<<set $sneak = false>><<if $status eq "Light Wound">>\nI left the alley and took a closer look at my wounds. It was bearly a scratch, but it hurt and kept bleeding. I made sure to hide the wound with my coat.\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $copkilled > 0>>\nI just killed <<print $copkilled>> officer<<if $copkilled > 1>>s<<endif>>. I was in serious trouble and I was not sure I wanted to put my family in such a precarious position. I thought about going to the police station to explain myself.<<endif>>\n\nAs I left the alley, I could only realise that I was confused with what is happenning. As I walked in the street, there was only one thing in my mind...\n\n[[Go get the train home|Train Home][$time +=60]]\n<<if $copkilled > 0>>[[Go to the police station|PoliceStation][$time +=60]]<<endif>>\n<<if $status eq "Light Wound">>\n[[Go to the Hospital|Hospital][$time += 300]]\n[[Go to the Pharmacy|Pharmacy][$time += 30]]\n<<endif>>
As soon as we got in, the door closed.\n\n"Are you guys alright? We heard gunshots and we saw those starnge guys walking around like sleepwalkers."\n\n"Yeah, we are all right. I'm Melrose by the way." She said to our savior.\n\nAs we stepped in, we found a few foreigners that were awaken by the noise we made outside.\n\nWe tried to figure out what to do. We decided we would be safe if someone keep guard and watched carefully what was happening outside.\n\nI decided to go det some [[Sleep|Day2Outside]].
<<set $policeRadio = true>>\nI snapped the radio out of the dead body. I tried and could not get any signal right now.\n\nI kep it as it might be handy later on.\n<<display "CopItems">>\n
Andre Berthiaume
\nThe police officer reach his gun and shot me. \n\nLittle did I know this morning that my day was going to be everything but usual. \n\nI'll always remember January 23rd 2014.\nIt was the day I died.\n\n<p align = "center"> THE END </p>
\nI got to my car and headed home. It was a bad idea coming to work because of trafic, well it was a terrible idea to try to head home as well. \n\nI wasn't even out of Downtown that I was stuck in a major trafic Jam. I opened to listen to the trafic report. \n\n"Due to the phone and Internet outage, it is hard to have an overview of the current trafic status. We have people coming in to report looting and riot, causing major disturbance on the roads. We suggest that everyone who can use other transportation methods to do so until the situation is fixed."\n\nIt did not look good and I started to feel a little worried about my security. At that point, I was not too worried about my Son and Wife as we live in a quiet suburb, but I wanted to see them as fast as possible.\n\nFor my own security I decided to [[Stay in my car|StayCar][$time +=60]] || [[Leave my car|GoTrain][$time +=30]] there and head to the nearest Train Station.
<<set $money += 30>>\nI found 30$ in their pockets. That could come in handy.\n<<display "CopItems">>
<<if $time < 1380>>\n<<set $money -=18>>\nI crossed the street and pushed the door with vigor. A young woman greeted me at the reception.\n\n"Good Evening" she said. "How can I help you?"\n\nI asked for a rooms. I could get in an 8 bed dorm room for 18$.\n\n"Don't worry, there is only one other person sleeping in there. You should be able to rest. The room is upstairs, first door on the left" she pointed out the stairs at the end of the lobby.\n\nI went in the room and lay down, staring at the ceiling. I kept thinking about Megan an David. I sure hoped they were all right. <<display "Day1Recap">>\n\nI thought I could not sleep, but I finally managed to clear my head and [[Slept|Day2Outside]].\n\n<<elseif $time >= 1380>>\nI went to the Hostel and as I pushed the door with vigor, the door did not open. \n\nI checked the time and it was and the check-in was until 23:00 \n\nI had no choice than to go back to the coffeeshop to spend the night protected from the intense cold.\n<<display "Stay in the coffee shop">>\n<<endif>>