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[notquitethere]

You take the role of the little voices in the head of Shunt, a man with a dark past quickly catching up on him in the superpowered casino nightscape of Los Destinos.

PRELUDE

I'm currently plummeting to my death.

1. Flail
2. [Write in]

[VermilionSkies]

Look around. Is there anywhere we could try to land that will paste us a little less?

[Egan_BW]

Consider the circumstances which lead you to this moment and how you might available them in your future lives.

[TricMagic]

Have an adrenaline rush and latch on to a nearby flagpole.

[Criptfeind]

Try to make yourself more aerodynamic to increase speed, hoping to increase your chances to die instantly and painless upon impact instead of surviving for agonizing minutes in a broken body.

[Glass]

Look around. Is there anywhere we could try to land that will paste us a little less?

Have an adrenaline rush and latch on to a nearby flagpole.

+1 to both of these, with ‘grabbing something’ being more ideal and ‘hitting something softer’ being a backup plan.

[Egan_BW]

Grabbing something while falling always works in videogames, but IRL it seems like a good way to just concentrate all of the energy from your landing directly into your hands and fingers? So I'm going to prefer for landing on something soft, here.

[Glass]

To be fair, we don’t have any information on how long we’ve been plummeting to our death. If we haven’t built up too much speed, it could be fine.

[Egan_BW]

Yeah, or we could break all of our fingers and THEN plummet to our death!

Though, the game probably won't end on the first choice, so let's see what happens.

[notquitethere]

Look around. Is there anywhere we could try to land that will paste us a little less?

> look

Empty Space

I'm a little past the midway point between the penthouse suite of the Civenna, and the asphalt between the casino entrance and the fountain. Closed windows blur past.

Look around. Is there anywhere we could try to land that will paste us a little less?

Have an adrenaline rush and latch on to a nearby flagpole.

+1 to both of these, with ‘grabbing something’ being more ideal and ‘hitting something softer’ being a backup plan.

> grab something

I manage to turn around in midair.

Consider the circumstances which lead you to this moment and how you might available them in your future lives.

> reflect

On days like this, I wonder how I get into these scrapes.

> let's go back

Delivery Table

I tumble out of my mother. It was a bit of a squeeze and frankly everyone's relieved that they didn't resort to the forceps.

> not that far back

Ever since that month of total recall, I keep going back to that first moment. But no, you're right, let's start at last week...


ACT ONE - LAST WEEK

I'm at my favourite booth at the False Peak, the second highest point in the whole damn city.

I can also see:
- booth
- leftovers

I'm wearing:
- costume

Current power: vaporize

1. Examine [something]
2. Vaporize [something]
3. Exit booth
4. [Write in]

(I won't alway repeat the background descriptions, significant objects, inventory etc., unless they change, but you can check at any point as a free action.)

[VermilionSkies]

We shouldn't leave leftovers like that. Find something to take that food home in, waste not want not and all.
I mean, assuming we're not homeless at this point in time, which isn't certain in Los Destinos.

[notquitethere]

> wait

A waitress bustles by and casts an eye on the leftovers.

> talk to waitress

WAITRESS: You done with that, hun?
ME: I'll take it to go.
WAITRESS: Sure thing, darlin.

A consumate professional, she doesn't comment on my getup as she takes away the fiery chilli-poppers for proper containment.

1. Examine [something]
2. Vaporize [something]
3. Exit booth
4. [Write in]

[Egan_BW]

Sit up straight! Gotta look appropriately heroic.

[VermilionSkies]

Speaking of looking heroic, how's our costume looking? Any wrinkles? Should we have brought a lint roller?

[notquitethere]

Speaking of looking heroic, how's our costume looking? Any wrinkles? Should we have brought a lint roller?

> x costume

Leotard, full-face mask, cape, the whole shebang. There's even a utility belt to keep my personal effects.

Sit up straight! Gotta look appropriately heroic.

> sit straight

Half of the being Hot property is looking good in public. Unfortunately for me, I'm only half Hot.

The waitress returns to the table with my doggy bag. She's not alone. Another woman with red hair follows her to the booth. I knew she was trouble the moment I laid my eyes on her: she was carrying a dictaphone.

FEMME ROUSSE: Are you Shunt?
ME: That's what they call me. Give or take a few letters. Who's asking?
MOIRA: Moira Nairn.

She holds out a hand.

1. Shake her hand
2. Stare
3. Look at Moira
4. Vaporize Moira
5. [write in]