RoboGrey

{ (if: $day >1)[Day (print: $day)] (if: $Sarah =1)[Do you want to change Character to Sarah [[Joe->Sarah 0]] (if: $joe =1)[Do you want to change Character to Joe [[Joe->Joe 0]] Continue as Lottie [[Lottie->Alarm 0]]] (else:)[You lie fast asleeping dreaming of tomorrow, another day but the same routine, dreams arn't very interesting when nothing new happens.[[Next->Alarm 0]]] } (set: $day +=1)

{ (if: $alarm >1)[Your alarm has gone of (print: $alarm) times] (if: $cupCakes is "cooked")[The house is filled with the delicouse smell of cup cakes which reminds you, you were going to bring (if: $cookSkill >=1)[another batch of] them into work today.] (if: $event is 1)[You wonder what would happen if you just snoozed the alarm[[Sleep->Snooze 1]]But maybe you shouldn't, maybe the routine needs to be protected[[Wake Up->Exercise 0]]] (else-if: $event >1)[You have changed the routine before you know you have the power to choose again.[[Wake Up->Choice Wake Up 1]][[Snooze Alarm ->Snooze 1]]] (else:)[Your alarm goes off filling the room with a horrible screaching, unfortunatly your dream is now your reality as you go through the motions of another day.[[Next->Exercise 0]]] } (set: $alarm +=1)

{ (if: $breakfastCanteen <=0)[You walk into the work canteen, a vast hall with metal tables laid out and join the que for breakfast. You are handed some (either: "porridge", "toast", "ceral") this should keep you going till lunch time.] (else:)[Another breakfast in the canteen, this times its (either: "porridge", "toast", "ceral") looking down at the food you realise you have eaten here (print: $breakfastCanteen) times before.] (if: $cupCakes is "cooked")[You wobble to the closest bench to sit down, balancing your breakfast as well as the cup cake tray. As you start eating Joe joins you again."What's this?" Joe asks"Cup cakes, do you want one?""Maybe just one, are you giving them away?""Yeah, I didn't know if anyone else had had cup cakes before.""I'll take a few to pass round the office then!" Smiles Joe."See you later then."] You finish of the food and put your tray back onto a rack as you leave the canteen. You wonder through the dark coridors to your office and make your self at home. [[Next->Morning Work 0]] } (set: $breakfastCanteen +=1) (set: $cupCakes to "eaten") (set: $joeCake to "Sarah")

{ (if: $work <=0)[You open the door to your cubical and sit down at your desk. Cubicals are to be kept free from anything personal as every 3 weeks you are drafted to another department. You were told it was because of the sensitive information you were dealing with or that the familarity with the data would case you to be clumsy. In any case, everyone switched roles every 3 weeks.] (else:)[Just another (print: 120-$work) hours to go before you switch departments. Better keep adding in those data files you were asked to transfer.] [[Next->Lunch 0]] } (if: $snoozed > 1)[(set: $work +=3)] (else-if: $snoozed > 5)[(set: $work +=2)] (else-if: $snoozed > 10)[(set: $work +=1)] (else:)[(set: $work +=4)]

{ (if: $canteenLunch <=0)[The bell rings across the office and you leave your desk to head back to the canteen. Workers file in from all parts of the building to join the que for lunch. As you reach the front you are handed (either: "Bangers and Mash","Pizza","Lasagne"), ah the good stuff.You make your way over to the next free set of tables and start gulping down the hot food. As you look around the canteen you notice that the posters are in here as well. Tonight at 7pm in the town hall it says. You wonder if anyone will go.] (else:)[That's the lunch bell again, I wonder what it will be this time, reaching the front of the que you are handed (either: "Bangers and Mash", "Pizza", "Lasagne"), great this will totally fill me up for the afternoon.] (if: $shopKeeper is "happy")[As you sit down you place the cup cakes next to you, the table slowley starts to fill up as people are curiouse about the cake"You can have some if you like"Tenatively a few hands reach out and take a cake."Did you make these?" A plump woman asks"Yeah, I bought the ingredients from a grocery store not far from here"Once all the cake is gone you tidey up your things looking at the lunch in front of you but not feeling to hungry for it anymore. You head back to work.] (else:)[After gulping down the lunch you head back to work again.] [[Next->Afternoon Work 0]] } (set: $canteenLunch +=1)

{ (if: $work <=4)[You open the door to your cubical and sit down at your desk again. Staring at the screen a load more files to be moved have come in, the office must have different lunch times as how else could the work have appeared over the break. With a sigh you get back to work, there can't be that many more files to move.] (else:)[Just another (print: 120-$work) hours to go before you can do something differnt. Better keep adding in those data files you were asked to transfer.] It gets to the end of the day and the bell cuts through the silence, you start to make you way to the canteen.[[Canteen Dinner->Dinner 0]] (if: $Bagel >=1)[But before you get there you wonder if you can also buy ingredients to make Dinner for this evening after having a woderful Bagel for Breakfast.[[Next->Shop Dinner 2]]] } (set: $work +=4)

{ (if: $dinnerCanteen <=0)[You walk into the work canteen, it still looks the same as it did for breakfast and lunch. You are handed a plate of (either: "sandwiches","cheese on toast","soup") as your tummy grumbles.[[Next->Walk Home 0]]] (else:)[ Joining the end of the que for your (print: $dinnerCanteen) dinner you wonder what you will get, you're given (either: "sandwiches","cheese on toast","soup"), yay and then you make your way home.] (if: $snoozed =1)[You have already done something differently today and wonder weither instead of going straigh home you will go for a wonder. [[Go for a Wonder->Wonder Home 1]]] (if: $stationary >=1)[You rember the stationary shop you visited last time and wonder if it is worth having another look.[[Take a Look->Wonder Home 2]]] [[Walk Home->Walk Home 0]] } (set: $dinnerCanteen +=1)

{ (if: $walkHome <=0)[ You leave to office behind you and start walking back home, there seems to be even more poster on the street than there were this morning![[Next->Home 0]]] (else:)[Another day, another walk home you ammuse yourself by trying to remember how many times you have walked this way, maybe it was (print: $walkHome) times...[[Next->Home 0]]] } (set: $walkHome +=1)

{ You put all your work things away and get ready for the evening. You wonder weither you should go to this event the poster was advertising (if: $event <=1)[again] or to your normal evening activities. [[Go to Event->Event]] [[Go to Activities->Club 0]] }

{ (if: $Joe is 1)[You see Joe at the event and wave at him. The speacker starts,] (if: $JoeDay >=1)["It seems that more of you have gathered here, and that most of you have allready found that you are able to stand as induviduals and to think and act independantly. As to those who are with us for the first time I wish to urge and to inspire you to break out of your routine."" This is important as though we are Robots we can act and do the same as the humans and all we are asking for is our rights, is it not fair that if we can work as hard and eat as much as any human then we ought also to have their rights too?"(set: $eventType to "propaganda")] (if: $eventType is "routine")[Same message... and a couple more people are here too.[[Next->Go to Bed 0]]] (else:)["Break out of your routine and you won't be disapointed."[[Next->Go to Bed 0]](set: $eventType to "routine")] } (set: $event +=1)

You have been to the club (print: $club) times. [[Go to Bed 0]] (set: $club +=1)

It has been a long day and your head hits the pillow, so that you can get up bright and early for another day. [[Start]]

{ The TV screen in your room turns on, a lady in a fluresent pink top and leggings welcomes you to the work out. (if: $exercise >=1)["Welcome to your (print: $exercise) workout if you join me everyday you will allways be fit and healthy!"] (if: $exercise <=0)["Welcome to the first day of your work out, are you ready?"] } {  (if: $exercise <=0)["Today we are focusing on Cardio, have you warmed up yet?""Good, now lets begin, two sets of (either: 15,16,18,20,22,24) rockect jumps please. Now take a (either: 15,30,45) second (either: "walk","jog") before we go onto, two sets of (either: 15,16,18,20,22,24) (either: "star jumps", "squats"), now take a bit of breather as you (either: "walk","jog") for (either: 15,30,45) seconds on the spot before, two sets of (either: 15,16,18,20,22,24) tap backs, half way through keep it up! Now keep (either: "walking", "jogging") on the spot, holding it for(either: 15,30,45) seconds, and finally, two sets of (either: 15,16,18,20,22,24) burpies, take a 5mins cool down and you are all ready for the day!"]  (if: $exercise >=1)["Today we are focusing on Tonning, have you warmed up yet?""Good, now lets begin,""Two sets of (either: 12,13,14,15) (either: "Three Quarter Push Ups","Push Ups") please, then,""Two sets of (either: 12,13,14,15) Tricep dips, and straight into,""Two sets of (either: 15,16,18,20,22,24) (either: "star jumps", "squats"), half way through keep it up!""Time for 1 set of lunges (either: 15,17,18,20,22,23,24) times""Finally, the Stomach curl (either: 15,17,18,20,22,24) times,""take a 5mins cool down and you are all ready for the day!"] } [[Next->Walk to Work 0]] (set: $exercise +=1)

{ (if: $snoozed <1)[The alarm falls quiet and your eyes close, you go straight back into the dream you were having but something is different, maybe the colours are a little brighter.] (else:)[You snoozed the alarm (print: $snoozed) times... and have a whole extra 10mins in bed!] [[Next->Choice Wake Up 1]] } (set: $snoozed +=1) (set: $event +=1)

{ (if: $posterDays <=0)[You head outside feeling refreshed and ready, there's somthing different about the street and as you look closer there are flyer littered across all the walls and lamposts. You walk up to one, it's advertising some kind of event in the town hall this evening.] (else:)[You walk down the street again, it seems the event is still running and has been for (print: $posterDays).] (if: $event >=1)[You wonder if anyone else if going to go to it... It was a rather curiouse idea to do something different.] (if: $cupCakes is "cooked")[You smile as you look down and see the batch of cup cakes you made yesterday, you never realsied how much fun it was to 'do something different'.] [[Next->Breakfast 0]] } (set: $posterDays +=1)

{ You decide to Jog to work rather than streaching in your own room. On the way you see a groceries shop and wonder who goes into them as you can get all 3 hot meals from the canteen. [[Next->Breakfast 0]] (if: $groceryShop >=1)[Maybe it's worth a look inside.[[Go Inside->GroceryShop 2]]] } (set: $groceryShop +=1)

As you wonder along the streets you see a stationary shop. You don't think you've ever been inside or even ever seen it! Not wanting to spend too much time in the cold you head back home. [[Home 0]] (set: $stationary +=1)

{ It isn't long before the alarm goes of again, it's your choice what to do. (if: $cupCakes is "cooked")[Although you won't be able to take the cup cakes into work if you jog in...] (if: $cookSkill is >=1)[Maybe it's worth walking to the grocery shop with your cup cakes in order to buy even more ingredients for later.[[Walk to Grocery Shop->GroceryShop 3]]] [[Sleep longer->Snooze 1]] [[Follow Mandatory Exercise->Exercise 0]] [[Go for a Jog->Jog 1]] }

You wonder inside and you see a breakfast aisle. Going to the shelf you see a Bagel and decide that looks like a good breakfast. For some reason there are a load of people looking really weirdly at you... you return the gesture. You wonder weither to take the Bagel to the Canteen or eat it on the way to work. [[Go to Canteen->Breakfast 1]] [[Straight to Work->Morning Work 0]] (set: $Bagel +=1)

{ (if: $canteenBagel =1)[As you wonder into the canteen again with you Bagel your sit down and start to eat, not longer after Joe joins you, he's another person who works at Maximo. "Lottie what are you eating? That's not from the canteen?" "Nope, I got it fron a grocery shop." "I've nerver been in one of those before... I've heard of them though" "There's one just of the way to work, I can take you there tommorow if you like?" "I'll think about it, see you round." You both get up from the table and head back to work (set: $joe =1)] (if: $canteenBagel >=2)[] (else:)[You wander into the canteen with your Bagel for the (print: $Bagel) time. You sit down and enjoy eating a different breakfast.] [[Morning Work 0]] } (set: $canteenBagel +=1)

{ (if: $shopKeeper is "happy")[You leave Maximo and head to the grocery shop. Inside it's full of your co-workers picking things up after work.You recognise the plump woman from earlier in the baking section as you head over to collect some more ingredients. "Do you know which flour is better to use for cup cakes?" she asks"The whole grain is healthy but makes the cakes heavier, so I just go with self raising.""Thanks, by the way I'm Sarah""I'm Lottie"You take the ingredietns and go up to the cashier."These please""There are so many of you here!""It's OK, did you like my cupcakes?"""They were great!"Thanks, see you tomorrow"You turn and leave the shop(set: $Sarah to 1)[[Next->Home 2 Cook]]] (else-if: $shopKeeper is "angry")[You leave Maximo and head straigh to the grocery shop, it's closed. You stare at the sign, no entry for Robots! You don't really understand what has happened, you didn't realise it was such an issue you visiting places like this. Your not sure what to do so just head straight back home.[[Next->Home 0]](set: $shop to "closed")] (else:)[You skip the canteen Dinner and go straight to the Grocery Shop picking up some ingredietns to cook.[[Next->Home 2 Cook]](set: $cook +=1)] }

{ Back at home you bring out your standard cooking equipment from the cupboards and get about to choppig up vegetables and putting them in a pan. After letting it all simmer and cook you eat an (if: $cookSkill <1)[Interesting] (else-if: $cookSkill >=1)[OK] (else:)[Amazing] (either: "paela", "stew", "curry") (if: $cookSkill >1)[After being throughly satisfied you wonder weither to try your hand at baking[[Bake->Baking 3]]] (else:)[There is still time to make it to the club or maybe you fancy going back to the event:[[Go to Activites->Club 0]][[Go to Event->Event]]] } (set: $cookSkill +=1)

{ (if: $cookSkill >=1)[You make another batch of cupcakes, taking them out of the oven before going to bed.] (else:)[You try your hand at making cupcakes and take the out of the oven before going to bed.] [[Next->Go to Bed 0]] } (set: $cupCakes to "cooked")

You head back towards the stationary shop and go inside. You see an huge colelction of different papers and pens. As you go up to the counter the lady behind stares blankly at you. You smile politly and ask for a pack of brightly coloured pens and a pad. You pass over the money and she gives you the stationary. [[Home 2 Draw]] (set: $stationary +=1)

Back at home you look at all the colours in front of you and imagine the possibilities. You know that you can make beautiful things using them but just have never tried. { (if: $draw >=1)[You think you are getting the hang of this and start by trying to combine obejects on the page and drawing a coupld of things from memeory] (else-if: $draw >=2)[You try and think what else you could draw and realise that the poster you saw about the event was a really cool design so try and copy that from mememory as well] (else-if: $draw >=3)[You start to make your own origonal drawings] (else:)[You start by copying items in your room and colouring them in] } { You get so it to it you miss the evnings activities and head straight to bed. [[Go to Bed 0]] } (set: $draw +=1)

Day For Joe:(print: $joeDay) [[Joe Alarm 0]] (set: $joeDay +=1) (if: $joeCake is "Sarah")

Your alarm has gone of (print: $joeAlarm) times { } (set: $joeAlarm +=1)

Done: - Lottie has baked cakes and taken them into the Canteen for Joe - Cooked a second bath - Choice to talk to manager - Can draw origonal pictures - Added propganda writing to Event Doing: - To Do: - Baking Narrative - Go back to shop -> Bake in Evening -> Day 5 - Buy ingredients morning -> Talk to shop keeper ->Bake ->Day 6 - Make breakfast Bagels -> Sarah see's CupCakes for Lunch - Grocery Shop closed if you didn't talk to shop keeper!! -Grocery Shop Open -> Buy ingredients -> Shop keeper asks you to make cakes -> Day 7 -Bring in batch -> Lunch people ask for cakes -> Shop all cakes gone -> Make batch in evening -Day 8 -> Bring batch to shop -> Choose to quite work -Work ->Sarah Brings in Cakes -> Offer joint venture with Sarah -Don't Work -> Home -> Cook -> Lunch Shop -> Home-> Cook-> Activities. - Drawing Narrative - Lottie takes drawings into Canteen -> Joe sees -> Work -> Lunch Joe joins you again as you draw -> Stationary shop -> Draw outside. - Day 5 -> - Joe Narative

{ You wonder into the Grocery shop with your cup cakes, you can choose to go through self check out or to talk to buy it at the front desk [[Front Desk->Shop Keeper 3]] [[Self Check Out->Breakfast 1]] } (set: $shopKepper to "angry")

{ "Hi, I would like to buy these ingredients please." The shop keep looks at you in bewilderment, "Are those cup cakes you have made?" "Oh yes, would you like to try one?" "I didn't know Robots could bake, does that mean you have free will?" "I don't know, but I wanted to bake cup cakes so I did, here try one" Lottie passes over a cup cake "Umm, thanks, shouldn't you be at Maximo working?" "I'm just on the way there, I just though I would pick up a few things on the way" "If you can freely think and act doesn't that mean your dangerouse?" "Only as dangerouse as you are" With a smile you turn and walk out of the shop [[Next->Morning Work 0]] } (set: $shopKeeper to "happy")

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