play - the flame.

The beating of helicopter blades blocks out all other sound. You see the first plume of smoke rising over the horizon, and you can almost smell it: this is the flame. You hear a crackle in your ear. "Well, these woods may be ancient, but at least they're far from the actual civilized world." It's the pilot, trying to break the awkward silence. [["It may not be civilized, but there's still an entire world being destroyed out here."|OpenA1]] [["If we don't do something, there's no telling how far it's going to spread."|OpenA2]] [["Good point. We'll be safe, at least for a while."|OpenA3]]

"I guess that's true", he responds. "A world of little critters. But at least it's far from the human world." After a few more moments of silence, you hear him again. "So, remind me, what brings you out here? Not a lot of people coming up without fire fighting gear." [["I'm a scientist."|OpenB1]] [["I'm a reporter."|OpenB2]]

"Well, hopefully that's why we have people like you to take care of it." After a few more moments of silence, you hear him again. "Speaking of which, what brings you out here? Not a lot of people coming up without fire fighting gear." [["I'm a scientist."|OpenB1]] [["I'm a reporter."|OpenB2]]

"Amen to that. Tell Mother Nature to keep starting the fires out in the middle of nowhere, and we'll keep sending the trained professionals to deal with it." After a few more moments of silence, you hear him again. "Speaking of which, what brings you out here? Not a lot of people coming up without fire fighting gear." [["I'm a scientist."|OpenB1]] [["I'm a reporter."|OpenB2]]

"A scientist, huh? It must be tough, being such a strong, self-possessed woman in such a competitive male vocation." [["You're right, it is."|OpenC]] [[Say nothing.|OpenC]]

"A reporter, huh? It must be tough, being such a strong, self-possessed woman in such a competitive male vocation."(set: $job to 1) [["You're right, it is."|OpenC]] [[Say nothing.|OpenC]]

Suddenly, the pilot's voice is replaced by a loud alarm. It's not an "everything is alright" alarm, it's a more of a "bad shit's about to go down" alarm. The pilot quails. "What ... s never happe ... mpact!" [[The world spins.]]

[[You black out.]]

You come to on your back, in a forest. Nearby, the helicopter wreckage smoulders. You're alive, somehow. But you know you won't last long unless you come up with a plan to survive. Even worse, the flame is coming. You'll have to be quick if you're going to make it back to civilization on foot. For now, you decide to find what you can in the crashed helicopter. [[Search the wreckage.]]

You climb to your feet. As you pull yourself up with your left arm, pain shoots through it. You falter, and stumble. Looking down to your arm, you notice it was torn open during the crash. [[Try harder.]]

(if: $fireClose is not 3)[You're in the dry woods. The helicopter wreckage is smouldering nearby, but you've already picked it clean. (if: $fireClose is 0)[It smells like a bonfire.](if: $fireClose is 1)[You hear the distant crackling of dry leaves.](if: $fireClose is 2)[The flame is getting very close.] (if: $forForest is 0)[ [[Forage for nuts and berries.|forForest]]](if: $arm is 0)[ [[Try to mend your wounded arm.|armForest]]](if: $huntForest is 0)[ [[Hunt for food.|huntForest]]](if: $woodForest is 0)[ [[Gather wood for tools.|woodForest]]](if: $vineForest is 0)[ [[Gather vines for tools.|vineForest]]] [[Craft something.|craftForest]]](if: $fireClose is 3)[You knew it was coming, but you didn't know it would be here so soon. It's the flame: the monolith that swallows up entire countrysides. It seems to be closing in on multiple sides. It's too dangerous to stay here. [[Time to go.|leaveForest]]]

You spend some time searching around for edible nuts and berries. Even in the dry conditions, you manage to find a good amount of things to eat.(set: $berries to 1)(set: $forForest to 1)(set: $fireClose to $fireClose + 1) [[...|Forest]]

You look around the forest for sturdy branches. Unfortunately, it's slow going. Most of the things you find are old, dead, or otherwise unfit for your use. However, you do find one good stick.(set: $wood to 1)(set: $woodForest to 1)(set: $fireClose to $fireClose + 1) [[...|Forest]]

You set out to fix your arm with the first aid kit. You aren't totally sure what you're doing. Eventually, however, you manage to wash, disinfect, and bandage all of your wounds. It hurts, but you feel a bit better already.(set: $arm to 1)(set: $fireClose to $fireClose + 1) The first aid kit is used up in the process.(set: $firstaid to 1) [[...|Forest]]

How do you go about this? [[Using the revolver.|huntForestA]](if: $spear is 1)[ [[Using the spear.|huntForestB]]] [[Nevermind.|Forest]]

What do you want to craft? [[Make a spear using a stick.|spear]] [[Make a hammock using two handfuls of vines.|hammock]] [[Nevermind.|Forest]]

(if: $wood is 0)[You don't have the materials to craft this.](if: $wood > 0)[You spend some time using a sharp rock to carve the end of the stick into a sharp point. You could use this to hunt, saving your precious ammo.(set: $spear to $spear + 1)(set: $wood to $wood - 1)(set: $fireClose to $fireClose + 1)] (if: $location is 0)[ [[...|Forest]]](if: $location is 1)[ [[...|campHub]]](if: $location is 2)[ [[...|Lake]]]

You gather up your things and start to head south, away from the flame. You walk for miles, until your feet start to get sore. You pass through clearings of dry grass and thick knotted woods. Now it's getting late, and it looks like you're going to have to set up camp. [[Set up camp on the ground.|campForestA]](if: $hammock is not 0)[ [[Set up camp using your hammock.|campForestB]]]

You spend some time looking for animals to kill. You manage to sneak up on a rabbit and shoot it without destroying its body. It's a clean kill, and you use your knife to skin the hide.(set: $meat to 1)(set: $fireClose to $fireClose + 1)(set: $ammo to 5) [[...|Forest]]

You look around the forest for vines. After some time, you manage to find a good amount of vines hanging from the old trees. They're dry, but they can still hold a decent bit of weight. You manage to gather two handfuls.(set: $vines to 2)(set: $vineForest to 1)(set: $fireClose to $fireClose + 1) [[...|Forest]]

(if: $vines < 2)[You don't have the materials to craft this.](if: $vines >= 2)[You spend some time tying together the ends of the vines to form a hammock. You could use this to sleep in the air, away from predators.(set: $hammock to $hammock + 1)(set: $vines to $vines - 2)(set: $fireClose to $fireClose + 1)] (if: $location is 0)[ [[...|Forest]]](if: $location is 1)[ [[...|campHub]]](if: $location is 2)[ [[...|Lake]]]

You set up a small area on the ground out of ferns and evergreen branches to sleep on. You are especially careful not to grab any poison ivy. This will be a rough night. [[...|campHub]]

You find a likely looking pair of trees and affix your hammock to each trunk. After thoroughly testing the hammock, you take a well deserved lie down.(set: $campHammock to 1)(set: $hammockY to $hammock)(set: $hammock to 0) [[...|campHub]]

The sun is setting the horizon ablaze. The sounds of the forest are strangely dulled tonight.(set: $location to 1) (if: $campHammock is 0)[Your campsite is very modest. You're somewhat worried about predators coming up on you in your sleep, although something tells you most of the predators have left for now.](if: $campHammock is 1)[You feel quite safe six feet off the ground in your hammock. Knowing you won't be snuck up on will allow you to sleep a bit easier tonight.] [[Take inventory.|inventory]] [[Eat something.|eat]] [[Craft something.|craftForest]](if: $hammock > 0)[ [[Put up the hammock.|campForestB]]](if: $firstaid is 0)[ [[Try to mend your arm.|arm]]] [[Go to sleep for the night.|sleep]]

You have... (if: $berries is not 0)[ (if: $berries is 1)[- A handful of berries.](if: $berries is not 1)[- $berries handfuls of berries.]] - (if: $water is 0)[A bottle with nothing in it.](if: $water is 1)[A bottle filled with dirty water.](if: $water is 2)[A bottle filled with clean water.](if: $firstaid is 0)[ - A first aid kit.](if: $hammock is not 0)[ (if: $hammock is 1)[- A hammock.](if: $hammock is not 1)[- $hammock hammocks.]](if: $meat is not 0)[ (if: $meat is 1)[- A hunk of meat.](if: $meat is not 1)[- $meat hunks of meat.]](if: $shrooms is not 0)[ (if: $shrooms is 1)[- A handful of mushrooms.](if: $shrooms is not 1)[- $shrooms handfuls of mushrooms.]] - A pocket knife. - A revolver with $ammo shots left in the chamber.(if: $spear is not 0)[ (if: $spear is 1)[- A spear.](if: $spear is not 1)[- $spear spears.]](if: $wood is not 0)[ (if: $wood is 1)[- A stick.](if: $wood is not 1)[- $wood sticks.]](if: $vines is not 0)[ (if: $vines is 1)[- A handful of vines.](if: $vines is not 1)[- $vines handfuls of vines.]] [[Return.|campHub]]

What do you eat? (if: $berries is not 0)[ [[Eat some berries.|eatBerries]]](if: $meat is not 0)[ [[Eat some meat.|eatMeat]]] [[Nevermind.|campHub]]

You eat a lot.(set: $hunger to $hunger + 1)(set: $berries to $berries - 1)(set: $indigestion to $indigestion + 2) [[...|campHub]]

You start a small fire and roast some meat. Once you're done eating, you put the fire out. The last thing you'd want is for the flame to spread while you're asleep.(set: $hunger to $hunger + 1)(set: $meat to $meat - 1) [[...|campHub]]

(if: $campHammock is 0)[You lay down on the ground and try to sleep](if: $campHammock is 1)[You lay down in your hammock and try to sleep.(set: $hammockUse to $hammockUse + 1)(set: $hammock to $hammockY)] It's not easy. You're used to a comfortable bed; to the warmth and relative safety of home. Ordinary life can be frustrating, but at least you have other people to rely on. You think of how lucky you are. When it comes to survival, you were dealt an incredible hand. A revolver, a knife, a first aid kit, even a metal bottle for boiling water and the dry conditions needed to build fire from scratch. Now all you'll need is a little wit, and the determination to outrun the flame. [[Sleep.|morning]]

You set out to fix your arm with the first aid kit. You aren't totally sure what you're doing. Eventually, however, you manage to wash, disinfect, and bandage all of your wounds. It hurts, but you feel a bit better already. The first aid kit is used up in the process.(set: $firstaid to 1)(set: $infection to 0) (if: $location is 1)[ [[...|campHub]]](if: $location is 2)[ [[...|Lake]]](if: location is 3)[ [[...|campLake]]]

You manage to sleep through the night.(set: $hunger to $hunger - 2)(if: $firstaid is 0)[(set: $infection to 1)](set: $indigestion to $indigestion - 1) When morning comes, you wake up to the familiar smell of smoke. (if: $hunger < 0)[You feel weak from hunger. You really need to get a good meal today.](if: $infection is not 0)[ The flesh around your wound is getting darker, and it's starting to smell a bit.] [[Time to go.|lakeTravel]]

You make your way down a narrow path that takes you from the hills into a low land. The wind dies down just a bit, which should be helpful in keeping the flame from spreading through here too quickly. Before much longer, you come to the shore of a lake. A good thing to put between you and the flame, no doubt. You start to circumnavigate the lake. [[...|lakeTravelB]]

You get up using your left arm and hobble over to the wreckage, sorting through it for a bit. Unfortunately, but unsurprisngly, the pilot didn't make it. You check his ID - "Kaysen Woods" is his name. When you get back, if you get back, maybe you can find his family. You manage to recover a first aid kit, a knife, and a bottle. Additionally, you find a revolver with six rounds. Apparently Kaysen was packing heat. That's not creepy at all.(set: $ammo to 6)(set: $water to 2) [[Come up with a plan.|Forest]]

Eventually you spot a small cabin in the distance, perched on the lake's shore. Approaching the cabin, it seems empty. Whoever was living here either left a while ago, or evacuated due to the fire. The door is unlocked, so you decide to let yourself in. This would be a great place to make shelter for a while, but you just don't have time for that. The lake looks to be filled with fish; whoever lived here before seemed to have a pretty good setup.(set: $fireClose to 0) [[Come up with a plan.|Lake]]

(if: $fireClose < 4)[You're in the fisherman's cabin. It's quite cozy here. You wish you could stay a lot longer.(set: $location to 2) (if: $fireClose is 0)[You have a bit more time than you did yesterday.](if: $fireClose is 1)[Smells like a bonfire.](if: $fireClose is 2)[You hear the distant crackling of dry leaves.](if: $fireClose is 3)[The flame is getting very close.] (if: $searchLake is 0)[ [[Loot the cabin for supplies.|searchLake]]](if: $fishLake < 2)[ [[Go fishing in the lake.|fishLake]]](if: $forLake is 0 and $job is 0)[ [[Forage for mushrooms.|forLake]]](if: $firstaid is 0)[ [[Try to mend your arm.|armLake]]](if: $woodLake is 0)[ [[Gather wood for tools.|woodLake]]](if: $vinesLake is 0)[ [[Gather vines for tools.|vinesLake]]] [[Craft something.|craftB]]](if: $fireClose is 4)[The flame is approaching again. You can feel it, you can hear the heat coming off of it even from this distance. [[Time to go.|leaveLake]]]

You look through the cabin for anything that might be useful. You find a decent amount of fishing line, with a metal hook on the end. You try not to feel bad. Whoever used to live here left this behind. You think they would agree that you need it more now.(set: $line to $line + 1)(set: $searchLake to 1)(set: $fireClose to $fireClose + 1) [[...|Lake]]

You continue to make your way south. As you walk, you spot Mt. Andre - the largest mountain in this part of the state. You vaguely remember flying past it on your way up in the helicopter. You feel better knowing you now have some semblence of a bearing on the land. As you continue to walk, you notice that the land is getting a bit softer. Even in a drought, a marsh is still a marsh. Now it's getting late, and you'll have to find a dry patch of land to set up camp for the night. [[I can do this.|leaveLakeB]]

What do you want to craft? [[Make a spear using a stick.|spear]] [[Make a hammock using two handfuls of vines.|hammock]] [[Make a rod using a stick and a fishing line.|rod]] (if: $location is 2)[ [[Nevermind.|Lake]]](if: $location is 3)[ [[Nevermind.|campLake]]](if: $location is 4)[ [[Nevermind.|mount]]]

(if: $wood < 1 or $line < 1)[You don't have the materials to craft this.](elseif: $wood > 0 and $line > 0)[You spend some time putting together a primitive fishing rod using a stick, a fishing line, and a hook.(set: $rod to $rod + 1)(set: $wood to $wood - 1)(set: $line to $line - 1)(set: $fireClose to $fireClose + 1)] (if: $location is 0)[ [[...|Forest]]](if: $location is 1)[ [[...|campHub]]](if: $location is 2)[ [[...|Lake]]]

You look around the lake for sturdy branches. There are plenty of sticks around, but none that are big enough or sturdy enough to be used in crafting. However, you do find one good stick.(set: $wood to $wood + 1)(set: $woodLake to 1)(set: $fireClose to $fireClose + 1) [[...|Lake]]

How do you go about this? (if: $rod > 0)[ [[Using the fishing rod.|fishLakeA]]](if: $spear > 0)[ [[Using the spear.|fishLakeB]]] [[Nevermind.|Lake]]

You look around the forest for vines. It's slow going, but you do eventually manage to pull a handful of vines from the relatively young forest around the lake.(set: $vines to $vines + 1)(set: $vinesLake to 1)(set: $fireClose to $fireClose + 1) [[...|Lake]]

You spend some time trying to catch fish with your improvised rod. After a while, you manage to hook a big bass. It should make for a great meal, once it's skinned and gutted.(set: $fishLake to $fishLake + 1)(set: $fireClose to $fireClose + 1)(set: $meat to $meat + 1) [[...|Lake]]

You spend some time trying to catch fish with your wooden spear. After a while, you manage to spear a big bass. It should make for a great meal, once it's skinned and gutted.(set: $fishLake to $fishLake + 1)(set: $fireClose to $fireClose + 1)(set: $meat to $meat + 1) (if: $spearDamage is 1)[Unfortunately, your spear was broken.(set: $spear to $spear - 1)](if: $spearDamage is 0)[Unfortunately, your spear was damaged in the process.(set: $spearDamage to 1)] [[...|Lake]]

You spend some time searching around for edible mushrooms. Before you came here, you spent some time studying the local ecology. After all, you're supposed to be writing an article on the region to be published in a scientific journal. You manage to find a decent amount of mushrooms, and you feel confident that they are not poisonous.(set: $shrooms to $shrooms + 1)(set: $forLake to 1)(set: $fireClose to $fireClose + 1) [[...|Lake]]

You set out to fix your arm with the first aid kit. You aren't totally sure what you're doing. Eventually, however, you manage to wash, disinfect, and bandage all of your wounds. It hurts, but you feel a bit better already.(set: $fireClose to $fireClose + 1) The first aid kit is used up in the process.(set: $firstaid to 1)(set: $infection to 0) [[...|Lake]]

You're starting to feel more confident that you'll be able to make your way back to civilization. Then, just as hope is returning, you see them. [[The wolves.]]

Two of them, walking side by side, stalking you. They're too close. You can't run away. They would outpace you. As they begin their slow approach, you catch them in the light. They are bony, ragged creatures, but even more striking are their coats. Charcoal black streaks mark their grey coats up and down, like tribal markings. What, you wonder, could have caused this? [[You need to act.]]

One of the wolves lunges at you. [[Shoot the wolf with the pistol.|wolfA]](if: $spear > 0)[ [[Stab the wolf with the spear.|wolfB]]]

You take aim and pull the trigger.(set: $ammo to $ammo - 1) It's the loudest thing you've ever heard. The first wolf is dead. The second wolf, terrified, starts to move back a bit. It's pretty clear that she's not running away though; she's desperate. You try to take a few steps back, but she snarls. [[You prepare yourself.]]

As the wolf jumps at you, you thrust your spear forward. The wolf is fatally wounded. (if: $spearDamage is 1)[Unfortunately, your spear was broken.(set: $spear to $spear - 1)](if: $spearDamage is 0)[Unfortunately, your spear was damaged in the process.(set: $spearDamage to 1)] As you're doing this, the other wolf runs up beside you and digs her teeth into your leg. Panicked, you kick her as hard as you can.(set: $wound to 1) She reels back and snarls, looking right at you. [[You prepare yourself.]]

The second wolf lunges at you. [[Shoot the wolf with the pistol.|wolfA2]](if: $spear > 0)[ [[Stab the wolf with the spear.|wolfB2]]]

As she lunges, you thrust forward with your spear. The wolves are no more. You heave a sigh of relief, now that you're safe again. (if: $wound is 1) [Although, you were wounded during the fight. You manage to stop the bleeding by tearing off a scrap of your pants and wrapping it. However, you still need to treat the wound.] [[Now's no time to linger.]]

You take aim and pull the trigger. With a massive flash, the second wolf lies dead.(set: $ammo to $ammo - 1) You heave a sigh of relief, now that you're safe again. (if: $wound is 1) [Although, you were wounded during the fight. You manage to stop the bleeding by tearing off a scrap of your pants and wrapping it. However, you still need to treat the wound.] [[Now's no time to linger.]]

It's getting dark and you made an incredible amount of noise during the fight. You have to leave. You walk as far as you can before you start to feel exhausted. You find a relatively dry, elevated patch of land. Must be time to stop. [[Set up camp on the ground.|campLakeA]](if: $hammock is not 0)[ [[Set up camp using your hammock.|campLakeB]]]

You set up a small area on the ground out of ferns and evergreen branches to sleep on. You are especially careful not to grab any poison ivy. Time to rough it. [[...|campLake]]

The first few stars are poking through the twilight sky. Occasionally, you hear a howl or a yip.(set: $location to 3) (if: $campHammock is 0)[Your campsite is very modest. You're somewhat worried about predators coming up on you in your sleep, although something tells you most of the predators have left for now.](if: $campHammock is 1)[You feel quite safe six feet off the ground in your hammock. Knowing you won't be snuck up on will allow you to sleep a bit easier tonight.] [[Take inventory.|inventory]] [[Eat something.|eat]] [[Craft something.|craftB]](if: $hammock > 0)[ [[Put up the hammock.|campLakeB]]](if: $firstaid is 0)[ [[Try to mend your arm.|arm]]] [[Go to sleep for the night.|lakeSleep]]

(if: $campHammock is 0)[You lay down on the ground and try to sleep](if: $campHammock is 1)[You lay down in your hammock and try to sleep.(set: $hammockUse to $hammockUse + 1)(set: $hammock to $hammockY)] It comes a bit easier tonight, even after the wolf attack. You're just glad to know that you're safe now. Every once in a while, your rest is interrupted by a distant hoot or howl. However, you do eventually fall asleep. You dream about the holidays. In your dream, you're sitting around a table with your family. The plate in front of you is covered with roasted turkey, whipped potatoes, steamed corn, cranberry bread, stuffing covered in salt, and every fixing you could imagine. (if: $campHammock is 0)[[[Sleep.|wolfAttack]]](if: $campHammock is 1)[[[Sleep|lakeMorning]]]

You are rudely awoken in the middle of the night. A wolf simply walked up to you in your sleep and dug its teeth into your body. You're lucky it didn't hit a vital organ.(set: $wound to $wound + 1) In a panic, you used your revolver to defend yourself.(set: $ammo to $ammo - 1) [[...|lakeMorning]]

(if: $infection > 0)[Sadly, this is where your journey ends. Your infection has grown at an astonishing rate. It's taken over your body, and completely sapped you of energy. By the time you rouse yourself awake, it's too late. The flame is here. Here to swallow you whole. You sit and wonder why you didn't use that first aid kit. [[GAME OVER.|Open]]](if: $hunger < -2)[Sadly, this is where your journey ends. You are starving. In an attempt to compensate, your body has started to shut down. You sleep in much later than you realize. When you awake, feeling groggy, you realize that the flame is upon you, around you. It's gotten to be too late to run. You tried your best. The flame swallows you whole. [[GAME OVER.|Open]]](if: $infection = 0 and hunger > -3)[You manage to sleep through the night.(set: $hunger to $hunger - 2)(if: $firstaid is 0)[(set: $infection to $infection + 1)](if: $wound > 0)[(set: $infection to $infection + 1)] When morning comes, you wake up to the familiar smell of smoke. (if: $hunger < 0)[You feel weak from hunger. You really need to get a good meal today.](if: $infection is not 0)[ The flesh around your wound is getting darker, and it's starting to smell a bit.] [[Time to go.|mountTravel]]]

You start to make your way toward Mount Andre, away from the flame. The terrain becomes more and more hilly. More and more each day, you're feeling the wear of constant travel on your body. Your joints and back ache, and you're starting to get desperate to sleep in a real bed. Eventually, you spot a structure in the distance. It looks like a small cabin suspended on stilts, bolted to the side of the mountain. You decide to make your way toward this structure. Maybe, if you're lucky, someone will still be there. [[...|mountTravel2]]

You make your way up to a cliff face. (if: $career is 1)[You think back on a report you did in the mountains of South America. Learning your way around was difficult at first, but you eventually got your bearings. You manage to scale the cliff easily, which might save you a bit of time.(set: $fireclose to 0)](if: $career is 0)[It's rough going, but you manage to slowly scale the cliff face and pull yourself onto the top.(set: $fireclose to 1)] The peculiar structure is now very close. [[Come up with a plan.|mount]]

(if: $fireClose < 4)[You're on the side of the mountain, gazing out at the bone dry wasteland.(set: $location to 4) (if: $fireClose is 0)[You have a good amount of time.](if: $fireClose is 1)[Smells like a bonfire.](if: $fireClose is 2)[You hear the distant crackling of dry leaves.](if: $fireClose is 3)[The flame is getting very close.] (if: $searchMount is 0)[ [[Loot the tower for supplies.|searchMount]]](if: $kit is not 0)[ [[Try to mend your wound.|wound]]](if: $mountHunt is 0)[ [[Try to hunt for food.|mountHunt]]](if: $mountFor is 0)[ [[Forage for nuts and berries.|mountFor]]](if: $mountVine is 0)[ [[Gather vines for tools.|mountVine]]] [[Craft something.|craftB]]]](if: $fireClose is 4)[Looking in the distance, you can see the flame. It's approaching Mt. Andre. You can't stay. Even though you're on a giant rock, it could spread around you, completely cutting you off from food and escape. [[Time to go.|leaveMount]]]

You climb the old, rickety stairs, up to the top of the tower. You find a small bed and a radio, with a radio and several scattered papers. You spend some time reading the papers. They detail reports on the wilderness. As you read, you realize this tower is actually a firewatch station. A forest ranger would camp here to, as the name suggests, watch for fires. Strangely, the interior of the tower has some small drawings, done in what appears to be charcoal. Most of them are wolves, with razor sharp dripping teeth. However, you also spot a human form, standing above the wolves. The human has markings on their face, made to look like teeth. Tearing yourself away from these unsettling drawings, you also find a first aid kid nearby.(set: $kit to 1)(set: $fireClose to $fireClose + 1)(set: $searchMount to 1) [[...|mount]]

You set out to fix your wound with the first aid kit. You feel a bit more confident, now that you know what you're doing. Before long, you manage to wash, disinfect, and bandage the wound.(set: $wound to $wound - 1) The first aid kit is used up in the process.(set: $firstaid to 1)(set: $infection to 0)(set: $kit to $kit - 1)(if: wound > 0)[ You weren't able to mend both your wounds. However, you do clean the open one.] [[...|mount]]

You start to climb down the side of Mount Andre, watching every step. A broken leg at this point would be fatal. You hop over a low cliff, into an area with a large cavernous overhang of rock. This would be a tremendous place to camp, actually. You take a cursory look around. [[...|leaveMountB]]

How do you go about this? [[Using the revolver.|mountHuntA]](if: $spear is 1)[ [[Using the spear.|mountHuntB]]] [[Nevermind.|mount]]

You spend some time looking for animals to kill. You manage to sneak up on a rabbit and shoot it without destroying its body. It's a clean kill, and you use your knife to skin the hide.(set: $meat to $meat + 1)(set: $fireClose to $fireClose + 1)(set: $ammo to $ammo - 1)(set: $mountHunt to 1) [[...|mount]]

You spend some time looking for animals to kill. You manage to sneak up on a rabbit and stab it with your improvised spear. There's still plenty of edible meat on its body, and you use your knife to skin the hide. However, your spear was slightly damaged.(set: $mountHunt to 1)(set: $fireClose to $fireClose + 1)(set: $meat to $meat + 1) (if: $spearDamage is 1)[Unfortunately, your spear was broken.(set: $spear to $spear - 1)](if: $spearDamage is 0)[Unfortunately, your spear was damaged in the process.(set: $spearDamage to 1)] [[...|mount]]

You spend some time searching around for edible nuts and berries. Even in the dry conditions, you manage to find a good amount of things to eat.(set: $berries to $berries + 1)(set: $mountFor to 1)(set: $fireClose to $fireClose + 1) [[...|mount]]

You look around the forest for vines. After some time, you manage to find a good amount of vines tucked in the mossy crags that litter the mountains. They're dry, but they can still hold a decent bit of weight. You manage to gather a handful.(set: $vines to $vines + 1)(set: $mountVine to 1)(set: $fireClose to $fireClose + 1) [[...|mount]]

You start to move in, under the overhang. Before long, you notice some signs of life. But not human life. The skeletons of small animals litter the place. This is, quite clearly, some animal's home. Just as you turn to leave, you hear the deep, primal screech that you've been dreading for the past three days. [[It's a bear.]]

And it's charging. The wind sweeps up its fur as it runs, saliva dripping from its hungry mouth. You see yor entire life flash before your eyes. Remember your first kiss? Standing in the space between buildings, under a foggy twilight sky. You were so awkward, and it wasn't even their first time. But it was such an exciting awkwardness. Such an innocent, youthful excitement. [[You need to act.|bear]]

It's getting deadly close. You have to unfreeze yourself. [[Shoot the bear with the pistol.|bearA]](if: $spear > 0)[ [[Stab the bear with the spear.|bearB]]]

You take aim and pull the trigger.(set: $ammo to $ammo - 1) A bullet screams from the gun and lodges itself in the bear. Though wounded, the bear is undeterred. It continues to charge at you, chomping its teeth down around your leg. (if: $wound > 1)[ You can't hold on anymore. All the blood you've lost has become too much. Shaking and terrified, you succumb to your fate. Though you won't be consumed by the flame, you will be consumed by a bear. [[GAME OVER.|Open]]](if: $wound < 2)[ Terrified, you stare down at the bear. Its head is wrapped around you. You have to do something else. [[You prepare yourself.|bear2]]]

You rear back and thrust your spear forward. (if: $spearDamage is 1)[Unfortunately, your spear was broken.(set: $spear to $spear - 1)](if: $spearDamage is 0)[Unfortunately, your spear was damaged in the process.(set: $spearDamage to 1)] The spear lodges itself in the bear's flesh. Unfortunately, she is undeterred.It continues to charge at you, chomping its teeth down around your leg. (if: $wound > 1)[ You can't hold on anymore. All the blood you've lost has become too much. Shaking and terrified, you succumb to your fate. Though you won't be consumed by the flame, you will be consumed by a bear. [[GAME OVER.|Open]]](if: $wound < 2)[ Terrified, you stare down at the bear. Its head is wrapped around you. You have to do something else. [[You prepare yourself.|bear2]]]

Its head is wrapped around your leg. This is definitely what you would call an easy shot. (if: $ammo > 0)[ [[Shoot the bear with the pistol.|bearA2]](if: $spear > 0)[ [[Stab the bear with the spear.|bearB2]]]

You put the barrel of the revolver right against the bear's eye and whisper an apology. (if: $ammo is not 0)[ You survived, barely. You look down and assess the wound. It's not good. You take a step forward, trying to put some weight on the leg. Almost immediately, you fall forward, breaking the fall with your arms. [[...|mountCamp]]](if $ammo is 0)[ You pull the trigger. Click. You pull the trigger again. You're out of ammo. You feel your heart skip several beats. Though you won't be consumed by the flame, you will be consumed by a bear. [[GAME OVER.|Open]]]

You rear back and line up a spear shot straight through the bears eye socket. You whisper an apology and stab. You survived, barely. You look down and assess the wound. It's not good. You take a step forward, trying to put some weight on the leg. Almost immediately, you fall forward, breaking the fall with your arms. [[...|mountCamp]]