Lost Shores

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!Lost Shores [[start|Text speed]] [[Manual]]

[[Text Speed]] [[Manual]] <<if $namedfriend eq 0>> <<else>> [[$FriendName]] <</if>>

<<type $speed>> . . . . . . The sound of waves brings you to consciousness. [[. . ?]] <</type>>

<<type $speed>> Where... Where are you? You look around. There's sand beneath you. You sit up and wipe some of it off. A crab scurries in your peripheral. A few trees were scattered in your view, with the ocean all around and a few large islands in the near distance. . . . [[You were on an island.]] <</type>>

<<type $speed>> You stand and wipe any remaining sand off of you as well as you can. You try and think back to how you got here... [[You were on a boat.]] [[You were on a plane.]] [[You couldn't remember...|aftermath]] <</type>>

<<type $speed>> You were on a boat, last you remember. You must've gotten caught in a storm, and got washed up here in the aftermath. [[The boat must've gotten sunk in the storm...|aftermath]] <</type>>

<<type $speed>> You were on a plane, last you remember. You must've gotten caught in a storm, and got washed up here in the aftermath. [[The plane must've gotten sunk in the storm...|aftermath]] <</type>>

<<type $speed>> Regardless, the important part is that you didn't drown. From what you've heard, it's a pretty horrid experience. [[You examine your surroundings]] [[You examine y- OOoOOh, a crab!!|OOoOOh, a crab!!]] <</type>>

<<type $speed>> There's sand around you. A lot, but not enough to survive comfortably on. There's a few sand mounds near the other end of the small island. Over to the left was a small group of trees. There was also some washed up debris (wood??) closer to the water. [[Examine the sand mounds.]] [[Examine the trees.]] [[Examine the debris.]] [[Look out to the ocean.]] <</type>>

<<type $speed>> You crouch down and inspect the crab. It has a blue pattern on it's shell. It waves to you. You wave back. [[You examine your surroundings]] <</type>>

<<type $speed>> You walk over to the sand mounds. They're fairly large, riding up to your torso. There's 4 of them in total. [[Poke sand mound #1]] [[Poke sand mound #2]] <<if $paddle1 eq 0>> [[Poke sand mound #3|Poke sand mound #3 paddleless]] <<else>> [[Poke sand mound #3|Poke sand mound #3 paddled]] <</if>> [[Poke sand mound #4]] [[Return|You examine your surroundings]] <</type>>

<<type $speed>> You walk over to the trees. There's three of them in a group. They're maybe around... 8 to 10 feet tall? You weren't good at estimating distance. There wasn't anything on them except leaves, but there was a pile of dead tree stuff at the base of them. <<if $ropeVine1 eq 0>> [[Rummage through the pile?|RummageWithout]] <<else>> [[Rummage through the pile?|RummageWith]] <</if>> [[Return|You examine your surroundings]] <</type>>

<<type $speed>> <<if $driftwood1 eq 0>>You walk over to the pile of washed up debris. It's mostly wood and seaweed that stinks with the smell of salt and dead fish. Though, some of the wood looks more sturdy than the others. Hmm... [[Take the driftwood???]] <<else>> You walk over to the pile of washed up debris. It's mostly wood and seaweed that stinks with the smell of salt and dead fish. There was nothing but the wooden boards here for you.<</if>> [[Return|You examine your surroundings]] <</type>>

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<<type $speed>> You poke the sand mound in front of you. . . . Nothing happens. You poke it again, but it elicits the same result. You decide to leave it be, not wanting to topple the delicate sand mound. [[Return|Examine the sand mounds.]] <</type>>

<<type $speed>> You poke the sand mound in front of you. A large crab crawls out, after a moment. It waves hello. You wave back. The crab heads back inside the sand mound (it's home??). [[Return|Examine the sand mounds.]] <</type>>

<<type $speed>> You poke the sand mound in front of you. the sand collapses a bit to reveal something brown. [[Pull it?]] [[Return|Examine the sand mounds.]] <</type>>

<<type $speed>> You poke the sand mound in front of you. The sand mound pokes you back. You're not sure what this means. [[Return|Examine the sand mounds.]] <</type>>

<<type $speed>> Looking out, you can spot another, larger island. It's probably best to get there instead of here. But you'll need something to get there. A raft, perhaps? <<if $boat1 eq 3>> Hmm... You look at what you've gathered from your findings. Perhaps you could construct something with those? [[Attempt to build a raft]] <<else>> <</if>> <<return>> <</type>>

<<type $speed>> You tug on the brown object and pull it out of the sand mound. It's a paddle! <<set $paddle1 to 1>> <<set $boat1 to $boat1 + 1>> [[Return|Examine the sand mounds.]] <</type>>

<<type $speed>> You poke the sand mound in front of you. The sand collapses a bit, but doesn't seem to hide anything else inside. The paddle was your only finding from here, you guess. [[Return|Examine the sand mounds.]] <</type>>

!Your friend, $FriendName!! A sea mink you found on the second island of your journey. You traded it crayfish in exchange for rope, and it's been following you ever since! Current Status: $status

<<type $speed>> You'd rather not put your hands in there again. The vines would be all you got for now. <<return>> <</type>>

<<type $speed>> You bend down and rummage through the pile of dead(?) organic matter. There was something connected in here? You pull it out to get a few long, sturdy vines. You quickly pull them out and go to wash your hands in the ocean, lightly rinsing the vines while you're there before heading back to the trees. <<set $ropeVine1 to 1>> <<set $boat1 to $boat1 + 1>> <<return>> <</type>>

<<type $speed>> Sure. Fine. Why not. You grab the sturdiest wooden boards you find in the driftwood. They'll probably be useful at some point. <<set $driftwood1 to 1>> <<set $boat1 to $boat1 + 1>> <<return>> <</type>>

<<type $speed>> <<set $night to 1>> You sit down and start putting the pieces together in your head. And hands. You were just getting right into this, huh? You attach the wooden boards to each other with the vines. It takes around an hour or two in total. Maybe even 3. But the sun is setting by the time you're done, and the tide has increased greatly, consuming around half the island already. It's probably best to get the paddle and newly made raft and head on to the next island now. [[Start to the next island.]] <</type>>

<<type $speed>> You push off the sand, getting on the raft. It's quite flimsy, seeming to break a bit at the slightest wave. You use the paddle to slowly push yourself to the [[next island]]. <</type>>

<<set $paddle1 to 0>> <<set $driftwood1 to 0>> <<set $ropeVine1 to 0>> <<set $friend to 0>> <<set $FriendName to "Undiscovered">> <<set $boat1 to 0>> <<set $driftwood2 to 0>> <<set $ropeVine2 to 0>> <<set $boat2 to 0>> <<set $namedfriend to 0>> <<set $status to "Safe, Healthy, and Alive :)"

<<type $speed>> The waves push you harshly onto the rocky shore. You quickly jump off the raft as it breaks to pieces. Seems it wasn't as sturdy as you thought. Or at all. Good thing the island was this close by. You still have your paddle with you, though. Small mercies. [[You look out to the island.]] <</type>>

<<type $speed>> <<if $friend eq 2>><<set $friend to 1>><<else>><</if>> It was larger than the other island by a magnitute of at least three with rocks covering the shores. No wonder the raft broke on impact. <<if $night eq 1>>The sun was almost fully set, painting the sky with vibrant orange and pink hues. Although you were out in the middle of nowhere, you don't think the night would pose any dangers. Maybe a light chill in the air. <<else>>It's a bright morning when you awake. You blink as the sun hits you in full force, wiping the sleep out of your eyes. The sky was a bright blue, with the sun mostly risen. <</if>> The island had three parts: The main island, which you were on, and two smaller lobes. The lobe to your left had some debris washed up on the shore. Quite more than before, but still smelling like dead fish and salt, you assume. The other lobe had some rocks and pools of water. Tide pools. At the other end of the main island was a group of shrubs and plants. <<if $crayfishTaken eq 1>>[[Examine the shrubs and plants.|vinesEdited]]<<else>>[[Examine the shrubs and plants.]]<</if>> [[Examine the tide pools.]] [[Examine the debris.|Examine the debris 2: Electric boogaloo.]] [[Look out to the ocean.|Look out to the ocean 2: Electric boogaloo.]] <<if $night eq 1>>[[Sleep for the night.]]<<else>> <</if>> <</type>>

<<type $speed>> You decide to sleep for the night. It was getting late, and your previous adventures tired you out. You lay down on the sand near the centre of the main island and look up to the sky, watching the sun set and noticing stars as they begin to appear. You recognise a few of the constellations. After a while, you feel your eyes slip shut as you drift off to sleep. You get a good night's rest! <<set $night = 0>> <<return>> <</type>>

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<<type $speed>> <<if $friendSpotted eq 1>>You walk over to the shrubs and plants. They reach up to your knees and are a dark green with various types of leaves. You recognized none of them. You foraged around, looking for vines, hoping you would easily find some like last time. You didn't find any. You spot a few small crayfish closer to the water. Hmm... Perhaps you could use them, somehow? [[Take the crayfish?]]<<else>>You walk over to the shrubs and plants. They reach up to your knees and are a dark green with various types of leaves. You recognized none of them. You foraged around, looking for vines, hoping you would easily find some like last time. You didn't find any. You spot a few small crayfish closer to the water. You wave hello. They stare at you. The crabs were nicer.<</if>> [[Return|You look out to the island.]] <</type>>

<<type $speed>> You walk over to the tide pools. They're around a foot deep on average, and you can see a few small fish in some of them. There's 3 large tide pools around the smaller ones. <<if $friend eq 2>>You hear a soft padding behind you in the sand. You turn around to see the sea mink from earlier. Is... Is it following you now? Oh well..<<elseif $friend eq 1>>You hear the soft padding of the sea mink behind you.<<else>><</if>> [[Inspect tide pool #1]] <<if $crayfishTaken eq 1>>[[Inspect tide pool #2|crayfish friend!!]]<<elseif $crayfishTaken eq 2>>[[Inspect tide pool #2|friend acquired!!]]<<else>>[[Inspect tide pool #2]]<</if>> [[Inspect tide pool #3]] [[Return|You look out to the island.]] <</type>>

<<type $speed>> You walk over to the debris. There were a few crates intact, but mostly just pieces of wood. They smelt like salt and dead fish, as you had expected. Lovely.<<if $friend eq 1>> The sea mink plays in the water nearby.<<else>><</if>> [[Kick the crates?]] <<if $driftwood2 eq 0>>[[Try to collect wood?|Try to collect wood? without]]<<else>>[[Try to collect wood?|Try to collect wood? with]]<</if>> [[Return|You look out to the island.]] <</type>>

<<type $speed>> You look out to the ocean again. You can see the island you were on earlier. <<if $night eq 1>>It's almost completely underwater, with the driftwood floating around and the trees shaking.<<else>>It's fairly small.<</if>> It's best that you got off it before nightfall. In another direction was another island. A very, very large one. Giant rocks raised to the sky, looking like jagged mountains. You could spot a sandy shore and a cave opening, with flora all around the rocks. You should probably proceed further if you wanted to survive longer than a few days. The island you were on right now was a comfortable size, but it was still prone to harsh weather, and there was still the problem of food or water. Your stomach growled in hunger. <<if $friend eq 1>>The sea mink looked at you in slight concern at the noise.<<else>><</if>>Perhaps the other island had food? Your mouth felt dry too... You needed to get there soon, but you'd need another raft. A sturdier one than before, judging by the distance between where you were now and where the larger island was. <<if $boat2 eq 2>>You look back at the supplies you've collected. Perhaps you could build something using this? [[Attempt to build a (stronger) raft]]<<else>>Perhaps you could find something on this island?<</if>> [[Return|You look out to the island.]] <</type>>

<<type $speed>> You kick one of the crates. It collapses instantly into a wet pile. You spot some seaweed and the rotting carcasses of a few fish inside. Gross. <<if $friend eq 1>>The sea mink dives in the crate and takes a bite of the dead fish before spitting it out and scrambling away. Huh. Wonder why.<<else>><</if>> [[Return|Examine the debris 2: Electric boogaloo.]] <</type>>

<<type $speed>> <<set $driftwood2 to 1>> <<set $boat2 to $boat2 + 1>> You go and grab some of the sturdiest wooden boards you can find. There's more here than on the last island. You struggle to hold them all in your arms as you carry them. [[Return|Examine the debris 2: Electric boogaloo.]] <</type>>

<<type $speed>> You try to collect some more wooden boards, but everything else is either too small, too flimsy, or hase been completely damaged by the ocean water. Seems the wooden boards you got earlier were the only ones you'd get. <<if $friend eq 1>>The sea mink brings you a very small piece of wood. You nod your head in thanks before pocketing it. It would be rude not to accept a gift, after all. The sea mink seems proud of itself.<<else>><</if>> [[Return|Examine the debris 2: Electric boogaloo.]] <</type>>

<<type $speed>> <<if $friend eq 2>><<set $friend to 1>><<else>><</if>> You inspect the first tide pool. It has a few small fish that hide at the sight of you appearing. There's a few barnacles and a starfish in the pool. <<if $friend eq 1>><<else>>The sea mink paws at the starfish in curiosity.<</if>> <<return>> <</type>>

<<type $speed>> <<set $friendSpotted = 1>> You inspect the second tide pool. There's... There's a mink. ... The small, ferret looking creature looks up at you. You stare back and //is that rope in it's hand??// You make for the rope but the mink (sea mink?) scrambles away. It clutched the rope close to it's body. It seems you wont be getting that anytime soon. Maybe you can convine the mink to give it to you, somehow? [[Return|Examine the tide pools.]] <</type>>

<<type $speed>> <<if $friend eq 2>><<set $friend to 1>><<else>><</if>> You inspect the third tide pool. There's a large sea snail inside. It has a pointy blue shell. [[Poke it?]] [[Return|Examine the tide pools.]] <</type>>

<<type $speed>> <<if $friend eq 1>>You move to poke the snail right between it's eyes when the sea mink smacks your hand away. You glare at it gently and decide not to poke it in the end.<<else>>You move to poke the snail right between it's eyes but something stops you. Perhaps it's the hand of the gods. You decide not to freak with them lest they decide to torture you with various methods.<</if>> <<return>> <</type>>

<<type $speed>> <<set $crayfishTaken = 1>> You crab some crayfish, watching the others scurry away as you grab 2 by the tails, making sure not to get caught in their tiny claws. [[Return|vinesEdited]] <</type>>

<<type $speed>> <<if $friend eq 1>>You walk over to the shrubs and plants. They reach up to your knees and are a dark green with various types of leaves. You recognized none of them. The sea mink takes a curious bit of a leaf before scrambling away and trying to spit out the residue.<<else>>You walk over to the shrubs and plants. They reach up to your knees and are a dark green with various types of leaves. You recognized none of them. You couldn't fnd any vines here, but you had crayfish now, so you should probably try putting those to good use.<</if>> [[Return|You look out to the island.]] <</type>>

<<type $speed>> <<set $friend to 2>> <<set $crayfishTaken to 2>> <<set $ropeVine2 to 1>> <<set $boat2 to $boat2 + 1>> You head back over to the sea mink, carrying the crayfish in your hand. You hold it out to the sea mink. It sniffs the air before scrambling over, snatching the crayfish and eating them in a rather violent way. It tosses you the ropeonce it's done, though. Small mercies. <<return>> <</type>>

<<type $speed>> <<set $friend to 1>> There's nothing left here but the residue of crayfish. The sea mink chirps at the sight and rushes over, licking some residue off the remains. <<return>> <</type>>

<<type $speed>> You attach the wooden boards to each other using the rope. The sea mink helps you tie them together (how it knows this, you have no idea). By the end of it, you have a solid raft, strong enough to fare the seas (for a brief period of time). The sea mink chirps in approval at the sight of it. [[You get on the raft and push forward.]] <</type>>

<<type $speed>> You climb onto the raft, grabbing the paddle from earlier. Much to your surprise, the sea mink climbs on with you, looking up at you expectantly. You just shrug and continue. Guess it was a permanent addition now. Hm.. Perhaps you should give it a name.. You turn to the sea mink and ask it if it would like a name, to which it lets out an excited chirp and looks at you expectantly. Name the sea mink? <<textbox "$FriendName" "">> [[-continue-]] <</type>>

<<type $speed>> You tell the sea m- You tell //$FriendName// its new name. It claps and cheers, doing a little dance. You watch for a bit before [[pushing off the island.]] <</type>>