A piece of interactive fiction vs. role-playing game, where you get to suggest the next move and influence how the story progresses.
#39. A shot in the dark
Monday, January 02, 2006 "I think I'm starting to work it out. You're not my sister at all, are you?" you ask Katy."No, of course not. You were forced upon us, some stinking orphan dropped into my parent's lap when they didn't have a penny to look after us, yet alone you as well." Katy explains.
"And you've never forgiven me for that?"
"You? I don't give a shit about you Mason. My parents loved you like their own, put every last effort into making sure you had a good upbringing, and ruined us financially."
"But when you found out that my real father was someone who had plenty of money, you felt the odds needed to be levelled out?" you ask.
"Something like that." Katy seemed disinterested, her eyes keep flitting to the door.
"And my feelings for Lena... brotherly love?"
"Wonderful wonderful Mason, so touching isn't it, now give me my money, and we'll all walk away from this without holes." Katy waves her gun at you.
You step towards the cash, which is starting to thaw, and leave water on the floor.
"Slowly! We don't want any bullets flying in the wrong direction now... Just pass me the bag..."
"Just one thing.." You ask, before stooping to grab the damp money. "I understand your anger, but why Lena? How is she mixed up here? Why the hell have I been blackmailing her?"
"You fucking idiot, you haven't been blackmailing her, its been me all along. She doesn't want a brother just as much as I don't want you as a brother, you're a lost cause Mason. She realised that if her Father finds out that you're still around, it would ruin him, and her credit cards. Sure she dances at night, but at day, she's just a rebellious little rich girl living of Daddy."
"He doesn't even know?"
"No, you're still an orphan Mason, and I'm running out of patience, just step away from the money, if you want something done.." Katy walks forward and pushes you out of the way. She stoops to grab the money, keeping her gun trained on you, but in an instant her head whips back and she's facing away, slipped on the watery floor.
You dive in and grab the gun, but she fights back and you both wrestle for what seems like a lifetime.
CRACK
A shot rings out, and everything stands still. You feel like you're sitting outside of your body. You look around the room - Zoe wide eyed in the corner of the room trying to get cover, Katy's contorted face grappling for the weapon, you beneath her, open mouthed, and another figure in the doorway, standing with a smoking gun.
Katy falls to the floor breathlessly, Zoe screams and your head falls backwards, hitting the ground. Your eyes close and everything once again goes black.
