Where Is Home?

//What a long day... A full day at the office wears you out much more than you realize. That is, until you're finally home. You don't realize you have your [[nametag]] still attatched to your shirt until you reach the [[front door]]. // ''[[Inventory]]''

(set:$PlayerName to (prompt: "Your nametag reads...", "Darling")) [[Of course.->Home]]

{(set: $hasKeys to false)} {<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Keys.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //You put your keys into the door and unlock it, pushing the wooden door open.// (live:2s)[Is that you, $PlayerName?]<text| (click:?text) [I'm in the [[kitchen]].] (live:5s) [Wait... Did I grab my [[keys]]?] ''[[Inventory]]''

{<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Partner.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //Your [[partner]]'s back is to you, hunched over the sink with a plate in one hand and a sponge in the other; a pile of cleaned dishes sitting in the drying rack next to them. Since they lost their job, most of their day seems to be spent at home. How lucky.// [[Embrace them from behind.]] [[Thank them for their work.]] [[Help them with the dishes.]]

{(set: $Affection to $Affection +10)(set:$Loved to $Loved +10)(set: $Suspicion to $Suspicion -5)} {<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Static.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //They hum contentedly and rest their head against yours. You press a kiss to their cheek as they finish up the last of the dishes.// [[Ask how their day was.]] [[Say nothing.]]

{(set: $Affection to $Affection +5)(set:$Loved to $Loved +5)} {<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Static.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} [Of course.] //They don't turn around, just continue scrubbing until the last dish is finished.// [[Ask how their day was.]] [[Say nothing.]]

{(set: $Energy to $Energy -10)(set: $Affection to $Affection +5)(set:$Loved to $Loved +10)} {<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Sink.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //They smile at you and hand you a sponge. You work side by side till all the dishes are in the drying rack and the sink is completely clear.// [[Ask how their day was.]] [[Say nothing.]]

{(set: $Affection to $Affection +5)(set: $Loved to $Loved +5)} {<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Static.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} (if:$Loved is >=60) [Better now that you're here, $PlayerName.] (else:) [Fine. Busy.] (live: 2s) [ How was your day? ] [[Tell them about your day.]] [[Ask if there is anything you can do for them.]]

{<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Static.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //You sit in silence. They search your eyes expectantly, but look away after a moment.// (if:$Affection is >=70)[ [[Ask if there is anything you can do for them.]] ] (else:)[ [[Tell them about your day.]] ]

{(set: $Affection to $Affection -5)(set: $Loved to $Loved -10)} {<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Static.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} God, my [[coworkers]] put me on edge. (if:visits is 2) [Nobody could handle anything without me... I mean, how hard is it to do what you're told? I mean, it's not that hard to hold a job, but here they are. //Your partner's face sours and they turn away.// Shit. I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that... [[Ask if there is anything you can do for them.]] ]

{(set:$Loved to $Loved +5)(set:$Suspicion to $Suspicion -5)} {<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Static.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} You seem to have your hands full- is there anything I can do for you? [Actually, I am pretty tired...]<text| (click:?text)[Could you make dinner tonight? We should have everything you need in the house.] [[Of course!->Dinner]]

{ (set: $Energy to 75)(set: $Affection to 60)(set:$Loved to 50)(set: $Suspicion to 15) (Set: $hasPills to false)(set:$hasFood to false)(Set:$hasKeys to true)(set:$hasPhone to true)(Set: $hasNote to false)(set: $hasJar to false) }

{(set: $Energy to $Energy -10)(set: $Affection to $Affection +10)(set:$Loved to $Loved +15)(set: $Suspicion to $Suspicion -5)} {<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Dinner.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} You set out to make dinner. They were right, everything you could need was in the [[fridge]]. As you pull out ingredients, you consider what you could make for dinner? (if:$Affection is >=80)[ [[Their favorite meal.]] ] (else:) [ [[Something easy. ->Cook]] ]

Stacy, my higher up. (click-append: "Stacy, my higher up.") [ She has been on my ass lately about the quarterly reports. It's not her fault, but she doesn't have to be such a hardass about it.] Brian, the new hire. (click-append: "Brian, the new hire.") [ He has been coming to me with every question he has. It wouldn't bother me so much if he actually remembered what I told him.] Donna, my coworker. (click-append: "Donna, my coworker.") [ She has been on maternity leave for two months now, but she has the access to the report logs that I don't. I wouldn't want to disrupt her from her family, but I need those logs. ] [[It's so frustrating...->Tell them about your day.]]

{<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Fridge.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //The fridge is fully stocked. A gallon of milk, several sauce bottles, and many jars fill the doors. Peaks of leafy green vegetables poke out from the crisper drawer. Everything's here.// (click-append:"Everything's here.")[ [[What's that?]] ] (link-goto: "Back.", (history:)'s last)

{(set: $Suspicion to $Suspicion +5)} {<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Static.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //A small jar near the back of the shelf catches your eye.// (if:$Suspicion is >=10)[ [[Investigate]] ] (else:) [[Must be nothing. I should get back to dinner.->Cook]]

{(set: $Energy to $Energy -5)(set:$hasFood to true)} {<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Cook.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //You decide on making something simple, a pasta dish. You bumble about the kitchen with a familiarity that somehow catches you off guard. How long has it been since you last cooked dinner? It takes no time at all, and before you know it you have two plates of steaming hot food.// [[Call them to dinner.]] ''[[Inventory]]''

{(set: $Energy to $Energy -10)(set: $Affection to $Affection +5)(set:$Loved to $Loved +10)(set: $Suspicion to $Suspicion -5)(set: $hasFood to true)} {<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Cook.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //You gather the ingredients from the refrigerator and get to work. It takes longer than you first thought it would, but working with fresh ingredients always does. But the smell of garlic and onions quickly filled the house, and the rest of the recipe fell into place piece by piece. Funny, you can't remember the last time you cooked dinner like this. // [[Call them to dinner.]] ''[[Inventory]]''

{(set:$hasJar to true)} {<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Bottle.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //You pick up a small jar with an unfamiliar label. It looks similar to the little vials of medicine you used to give [[Mochi]], but without the prescription label attatched you can't tell what it's for...// Strange. (click-append:"Strange.")[ [[Anyways.->Cook]] ] ''[[Inventory]]''

{<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Static.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} Honey, dinner is ready! (live: 3s) [No response...] (if:$Affection is >=50) [ [[Call out.]] ] (if:$Suspicion is >=20) [ [[Look for them.]] ] (else:)[ [[Wait for them.]] ]

{(set:$Energy to $Energy -5)(set:$Suspicion to $Suspicion +5)} {<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Window.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //The first floor sits in silence, the last rays of sunlight pass through the window, illuminating the dust particles floating through the air. You move from the kitchen to the [[dining room]], but they still aren't in sight. // [[Keep looking.]]

{(set: $Affection to $Affection +5)(set:$Suspicion to $Suspicion -5)} {<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Static.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //You wait in the kitchen, fiddling with the forks you've laid out on the kitchen counter. After several minutes without a response, you begin to worry.// What's taking so long? [[Look for them.]]

{<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Table.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //You hardly use this table for eating, so you've taken to using it as a makeshift workspace. Papers are strewn about in messy piles and your partner's laptop sits at the head of the table, the light of their screen illuminating the dimly lit room.// (if: $Suspicion is >=25) [ [[Investigate the laptop.]] ] (if: $Suspicion is >=20) [ [[Investigate the papers.]] ] (else:) [ [[Keep looking.]] ]

{(set: $Affection to $Affection +5)(set:$Loved to $Loved +5)(set: $Suspicion to $Suspicion -5)} {<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Static.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} Darling? (live: 5s) [ Give me a moment! ] (live:7s) [ //You relax a bit at finally hearing their voice. You smile at yourself, getting all worked up over a few minutes left to your own devices.// [[Walk in the direction of their voice.->living room]] ]

{(set:$Energy to $Energy -5)(set:$Suspicion to $Suspicion +5)} {<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/LivingRoom.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //Moving into the [[living room]], you peak your head in through the doorway. [[Mochi]] is asleep on the couch.// [[Pet Mochi.]] [[Continue looking.->living room]]

{(set: $Suspicion to $Suspicion +10) (set: $Affection to $Affection -5)(set: $Loved to $Loved -10)} The laptop's glow illuminates your face as you open the screen fully. Password? (if: $Affection is >=25) [ [[I know the password.->Unlock]] ] (if: $Loved is >=30) [ [[Try your anniversary.->Unlock]] ] (if: $HasNote is true) [ [[Try the code on the paper.->Unlock]] ] (else:) [ [[I don't know...->Investigate the papers.]] ] ''[[Inventory]]''

{(set: $Suspicion to $Suspicion +10) (set: $Affection to $Affection -5)(set: $Loved to $Loved -5)(set: $HasNote to true)} //The papers strewn about the table are mostly yours, copies of work documents and spreadsheets with highlights and notes in the margins. As you tidy them up, a small piece of colorful paper falls out onto the floor. When you lean down to pick it up, you notice the familiar swoop of your partner's handwritting and a series of numbers...// I wonder what this is for? //You put it in your pocket.// [[Clean up the rest of the papers.]] [[Investigate the laptop.]] ''[[Inventory]]''

{<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/LivingRoom.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //The room is dark from the setting sun, but you can still see Mochi sleeping peacefully on the end of the couch. Theres a few books littered on the coffee table, none of which you've read.// [[Sit down]]

{<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/MochiAsleep.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //You found Mochi last year in the alley beside your work. It had been so lonely before she came into your life... You'd been in such a bad place before, but her little face always brought you out of the worst of it. And without Mochi, you never would have met your partner. // (link-goto: "Back.", (history:)'s last)

{<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/MochiAwake.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //Mochi wakes up, her eyes wide before she realizes its you- she purs quietly and rolls over on her belly.// (if: $suspicion is >=25) [ [[Huh?]] ] (else:) [ [[Look around.->living room]] ]

{(set: $Affection to $Affection -5) (set: $Suspicion to $Suspicion +10)(set:$hasPills to true)} {<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Powder.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //As Mochi rolls over, you can see a small packet of powder poking out from under her fur. From the few bigger pieces visible, it seems like crushed up pills... You put it in your pocket, and Mochi chirps in disaproval of you disturbing her sleep.// [[Strange...->Sit down]] ''[[Inventory]]''

{(set: $Suspicion to $Suspicion +15) (set: $Affection to $Affection -10)} {<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Laptop.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} [//Their desktop is suprisingly bare, with only one folder on the screen labeled "$PlayerName".// ]<text| (click:?text)[//Inside of the folder is several files labeled with jumbles of numbers. You scroll down, but are only met with a seemingly endless amount.//]<text2| (click:?text2) [//Opening one of the files, you see a still image of yourself in the dark of the room. Suddenly, you get the sensation you're being watched.//] (if:$Suspicion is >=75) [ [[Open their email.]] ] (else:) [ [[You need to sit down.->Sit down]] ]

(if:$hasKeys is true) [The keys to the front door and your car.] (if:$hasPhone is true) [Your [[cell phone]].] (if:$hasNote is true) [A small piece of paper with your partner's laptop password.] (if:$hasFired is true) [Exit paperwork from your partner's last job.] (if: $hasPaper is true) [Insurance paperwork updating your life insurance policy.] {(if:$hasPills is true)[A small packet of crushed powder Mochi was laying on, it seems to be some kind of pills? Eat it? [[Yes.->Drowsy]] ] (if:$hasJar is true) [A small jar of strange liquid you found in the fridge. Drink it? [[Yes.->Death]] ] (if:$hasFood is true) [A plate of the dinner you made tonight, it's still warm. Eat it? [[Yes.->Energized]] ]} (link-goto: "Back.", (history:)'s last)

//You realize as you've been so caught up in your work, the only people you've texted in the last several weeks have been your coworkers... When was the last time you saw anyone outside of the office?// [[Stacy]] [[Brian]] [[Donna]] (link-goto: "Back.", (history:)'s last)

//I don't know if I should text Stacy, she's been pretty upset with me about the reports.// (if: $Suspicion is 50) [ [[I should try and contact someone else.->bff]] ] (else:) [ [[Maybe I'll text someone later.->cell phone]] ]

//I don't really want to talk to Brian.// (if: $Suspicion is >=50) [ [[I should try and contact someone else.->bff]] ] (else:) [ [[Maybe I'll text someone later.->cell phone]] ]

//There's no point in texting Donna, she's too busy with her family.// (if: $Suspicion is 50) [ [[I should try and contact someone else.->bff]] ] (else:) [ [[Maybe I'll text someone later.->cell phone]] ]

{<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Static.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //Walking back to the kitchen, you almost run directly into your partner. They somehow made their way into the kitchen without you hearing.// Sorry I took so long, $PlayerName- smells delicious! (if: $hasPills is false) [ [[Sit down to dinner.->Dinner death 1]] ] (if: $hasJar is false) [ [[Sit down to dinner.->Dinner death 2]] ] (else:) [ [[Sit down to dinner.->Dinner death 3]] ] ''[[Inventory]]''

{<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Static.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //As you walk up the stairs, the knot of worry in your stomach starts to make you feel nauseous... What if something is really wrong? What if there is someone else? You push those worries aside and knock gently on the bedroom door, calling out for them.// (live:2s) [Nothing...] (live:4s) [ [[Wait.]] [[Open the door.]] ] ''[[Inventory]]''

{(set:$Loved to $Loved -10)} {<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/ManBed.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //Your partner stands in the shadows, the light outside the window casting enough light to see their outline and little more.// [Hello?]<text| (click:?text) [//You can make out their movement in the dark, seeing their body turn towards you as the light from the hallway catches on an object in their hands. Your throat clenches around the word as you recognize the object- a syringe.// Hello, $Playername. [[Run.]] ]

{(set: $Suspicion to $Suspicion -5)} {<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Hallway.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //You hear shuffling in the room, but can't make out what exactly they could be doing inside. The lamp in the hallway lights the space, but you still feel the dark closing in around you.// Honey? [[The door swings open.->Fall to the ground.]]

{(set: $Energy to 0)(set: $hasPills to false)} {<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Window.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //As you empty the small packet of dry powder into your mouth, you can't help but cough- sending little bits of white powder into the air. As you struggle to swallow it down, you immediately feel your body start to get heavy. After a few moments unsteady on your feet, you slump to the ground. The room is spinning, but you're still concious enough to make out your partner approaching.// (text-style:"rumble") [ What have you done? ] //You don't know what to say, and even if you did you don't have the wits about you to say it right. There are a thousand accusations you could throw at them, but you just blink slowly, your eyelids heavier with every moment that passes.// [[Everything goes black.->You wake up.]]

//As soon as you bring the bottle to your lips, you feel a burning sensation. Nevertheless, you drink every last drop of the strange liquid. It sets your insides on fire, and in moments you're on the ground in blinding pain.// What the hell was that? Why did I drink it? //You only have a few moments of coherent thought left, long enough for your to see through teary-eyes your partner walk up to you before everything goes black.// ''BONUS ENDING: DO IT YOURSELF''

{(set: $Energy to $Energy +30)(set:$hasFood to false)} //You eat your plate of food, savoring the flavor of the meal. You did a better job with it than you thought.// [[Back->Inventory]]

//The noise comes back first, with a barrage of beeping machinery and the occasional mumbled voices passing through. The world, blurry and disjointed, shortly follows. When you're able to understand your surroundings, you find yourself in a hospital bed with your wrists restrained. Your partner sits in a chair at the other side of the room, but rises once they notice you're awake. A policeman leaning against the door also notices your movement, but mearly straightens himself and gives you a stern but sentimental look.// [Why did you do it?] <text| (click:?text)[//You want to argue, but the sting of acidity in your throat supresses your voice, and the bile in the back of your throat threatens to burn you even further. // I didn't do anything, you- //You manage half of an accusation before retching, and your partner, giving you a lingering, emotionless glance, turns to the police officer to leave. On their way out, they mumble to the cop.// I told you, he's completely delusional. ''ENDING 1/4: I WAS CRAZY ONCE'']

{<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Static.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //You sit down on the other side of the couch in the living room to not disturb [[Mochi]], but nonetheless feel disturbed yourself. With the way your partner has been acting, maybe you need to talk to someone about it...// [[Pull out your phone.->cell phone]] ''[[Inventory]]''

{(set:$Affection to $Affection -35)(set: $Loved to $Loved -15)(set: $Suspicion to $Suspicion +25)} {<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Static.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //They immediately pursue you, weapon in their hand raised as you both stumble towards the front of the house. The terror in your body makes everything feel so slow, but you know your body is moving faster than it ever has before.// (live: 3s) [Oh, darling... where are you going?] (if: $Energy is >=50) [ [[Run for the front door.]] ] (if:$Loved is >=50) [ [[Plead with them to stop.]] ] (else:) [ [[Fall to the ground.]] ]

{(set: $Suspicion to $Suspicion +15)(set: $hasPaper to true)} //As you tidy up the rest of the papers on the dining table, you come across some that you don't recognize. Your partner, having been out of work for several months, took care of most of the bills- but several of these papers seemed... out of place. Credit cards you don't recall spending quite so much on. A receipt for that new restaurant you'd been wanting to take them to but hadn't yet had the time to go to. As you dig through the pile, you come across some insurance paperwork. As you read on, you feel a twinge of horror as you realize it's a life insurance policy with your name scrawled across the top.// [[Confront your partner.->bedroom]] ''[[Inventory]]''

{<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/FrontDoor.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //Your legs moving faster than you'd ever thought they could. You hit the front door with your body and fumble in your pockets for your keys.// (if: $hasKeys is true) [ [[Unlock the front door.]] ] (else:) [Fuck. Where are your [[keys->Fall to the ground.]]?]

{<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Static.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //You know that you're not going to be able to run, you were already exhausted just running down the stairs and towards the door. You whip around, arms outstretched, and try and meet your partner's gaze.// Please, honey, let's talk this through. Whatever it is, I promise you we can get through it. //Caught off gaurd, your partner stops and you notice the tears forming in their eyes. Despite all your instincts, you want nothing more than to comfort them.// [[Embrace them.]]

{<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Static.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //You hardly have time to register it before they're on top of you, one hand to your throat and the other- weilding a syringe- held high over their head.// [Got you.]<text| (click:?text)[//As hard as you fight, they still plunge the syringe into your shoulder. You feel the sharp pain first, and as they breathe heavily on top of you the weight begins to fill the rest of your body.// [[What have you done?]] ]

(text-style:"rumble") [What I've been trying to do since I met you. Since the first moment you walked into that clinic.] //They smiled widely, eyes wild with a perverted excitement that ill-suited their usually calm and collected demeanor.// (text-style:"rumble") [Mochi deserves better than you.] //The last thing you see before everything fades away is your partner standing up and calling for Mochi and the soft mews of response in the next room over.// ''ENDING 2/4: STAR CROSSED CAT LOVER'']

{<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Static.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //You manage to get the door unlocked, running through to get to your car- still parked in the driveway. Climbing in, you lock the doors and watch as your partner runs through the front door after you. You waste no time shifting into reverse and getting the fuck out of here.// [[Escape.]]

{(set: $Energy to 0)(set: $hasPills to false)} //As you begin to eat your meal, you realize it tastes far more bitter than you thought. You deflate a bit, as you did truly try your hardest to make this meal well, but your partner seems perfectly content with it- so you continue on. As you continue to eat, you slowly feel your body get heavy. You stand in alarm, but after only a few moments unsteady on your feet, you slump to the ground. The room is spinning, but you're still concious enough to make out your partner approaching.// (text-style:"rumble") [ Delicious, wasn't it? ] //You don't know what to say, and even if you did you don't have the wits about you to say it right. There are a thousand accusations you could throw at them, but you just blink slowly, your eyelids heavier with every moment that passes.// [[Everything goes black.->You wake up.]]

//As you begin to eat your meal, you realize it tastes far more bitter than you thought. You deflate a bit, as you did truly try your hardest to make this meal well, but your partner seems perfectly content with it- so you continue on. As you continue to eat, you feel a burning in your stomach that reaches it's way up your throat. You stand in alarm, but after only a few moments unsteady on your feet, you slump to the ground in blinding pain. Your partner stands over you, not nearly as concerned as you are. You cough, and something slick and hot comes up.// [[What have you done?]]

//You smile, releaved that your partner has finally returned and you can both finally sit down to your dinner. As you begin to eat your meal, you realize it tastes far more bitter than you thought. You deflate a bit, as you did truly try your hardest to make this meal well, but your partner seems perfectly content with it- so you continue on. You finish your meal and offer to take your partner's plate, to which they seem surprised. It's not until you reach the sink that the churning in your stomach makes you concerned as it evolves from a slight upset to a burning, dizzying effect. You brace yourself against the sink, but it's too late- your dinner comes back up into the sink and the room spins until you fall to the ground. As the world goes dark, your partner walks slowly towards you, muttering under their breath:// Dumbass. ''SECRET ENDING: COMPLETELY OBLIVIOUS'']

{(set: $Suspicion to $Suspicion +25)} //With a shaking hand, you open their email. Multiple tabs open at once and the panic rises in your chest as the sensation of being watched only grows. You should check one and keep looking.// [[Open last read email.]]

//As you drive away, you see your partner's figure chasing after you in the rearview mirror. As you speed up, you see them trip and fall to the pavement. You internally thank yourself for remembering to take your keys out of the door after you got home.// ''ENDING 3/4: $PlayerName HAS LEFT THE BUILDING'']

//As you pull them into a hug, they drop the syringe on the floor and you crunch it under your boot for good measure.// I'm so sorry... I don't know what came over me. //You simply hold them closer, running your hand soothingly over their back. Their breathing hitches every so often, and you feel a wet patch on your shoulder where their tears have gathered, but you don't mind. Everything will be ok.// ''ENDING 4/4: WHAT RED FLAGS?'']

//You scroll through your contacts until you see the familiar profile picture of your best friend, Mason. With work being so time-consuming, it's been a long time since you've talked, but you know there's no one better to reach out to whenever life seems to get crazy. You send a text message, but find that it immediately rejects... When you send another, it does the same thing.// (if: $Affection is >=50)+(if:$Suspicion is >=50) [ [[I should just talk to them directly.->bedroom]] ] (else:) [ [[Maybe I'll text someone later.->cell phone]] ]

{<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Face.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //You started dating your partner shortly after adopting [[Mochi]]. They were a nurse at your local vet clinic; as they fell in love with Mochi, you did the same for them. They've been unemployed now for several months since the office downsized, spending most of their time taking care of the house while you were at work.// (link-goto: "Back.", (history:)'s last)

//You notice from the little paw-print banner at the top it's an email from your vet's office, but dated several months ago. As you read, it takes you a moment to realize it's about your [[partner]], not [[Mochi]]. They'd told you they'd been let go because of a downsizing of the veterinary practice- it was a family owned business, afterall- and that everything had been amicable. But reading this email, it was evident that was all a lie. They'd been fired.// (if: $Affection is <=45)[ [[Read on.]] ] (else:)[ [[I need to sit down.->Sit down]] ]

{<img src="https://darbyshire.neocities.org/Twine/Static.jpg" width="1080" height="720">} //Attatched to the same email thread is a file labeled "Incident Report" and a chain of numbers. Opening it, it seems completely legitimate, and lays out accusations that your partner was stealing from the veterinary practice. Several pages down, you see a list of the items- syringes and a series of medications with long, complicated names you don't recognize.// [[I need to sit down.->Sit down]]

{(set: $hasKeys to true)} Whoops! That could have been bad... [[Go to the kitchen.->kitchen]]