A piece of interactive fiction vs. role-playing game, where you get to suggest the next move and influence how the story progresses.
#20. A warming thought
Monday, October 10, 2005 You're sitting in Katy's front room in front of the gas fire, in your boxers and t-shirt, your clothes are on a drying rack beside you. Katy is in the kitchen making you another drink, despite your assurances that you don't need one.You stand up and walk over to the window, where a number of photoframes are sitting. You see photos of Katy, sometimes with a group of girls, other times with a man, you presume 'Tom', just as you finish peeking around, you catch an image of you, Katy and another girl standing at a funfair. You lean in closer, and look at the trio. You mind rips you back to the photo of the girl tied up and gagged from the envelope in the safety deposit box. Katy walks into the room.
"Heh, you remember that trip? Great weekend.. must have been two, three years ago" Katy says, passing you a cup of coffee.
"No, I don't" you say
"What's that?"
"I don't remember the trip, I don't remember you, that's the thing.. I don't remember anything" you explain, and sit down sipping at the coffee.
"Hehe, okay.. where's the punchline?" Katy asks.
"Look, I'm sorry, I don't know you, I don't know who that other girl is, I don't even know who I am. Your number was just in the phone, and I rang it.. I need some answers from someone"
"You're scaring me Mason, what on earth is wrong??" She edges backwards a little.
"I'm caught up in something I don't understand, and I want out, but I get the feeling I need to resolve some things first of all. Who is this in the photo?", you point at the third person.
Katy laughs nervously
"Lena, its Lena. How don't you know Lena? You've only been in love with her for as long as I can remember"
You look down at the photo, fingering the edges of the frame. That feeling of recollection, but no real hard idea of why, starts nagging at you once more. You try desperately to remember her, who she is to you, why she's sitting somewhere bound and gagged, but nothing comes to the surface. You swallow.
"Okay. Lets start from the top. I want to know three things..."
What three things should you ask?
1. Where does Mason live.
2. Is Lena his girlfriend, just a friend, somebody else's girlfriend, or none of the above.
3. What is Mason's job, what does he do and how did he get caught up in this.