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<em><h3>Welcome to 2021: Going through the daily</h3></em>
<em> by Vyas Soekhoe </em>
[[START -> Wake up]]
<em> This game is text-based simulation of my life during April 2021. The world seemed to be burning. There were obligations, a curfew, and life. <br>The challenge was to balance it all. </em>
(set: $ShowFooter to true)
(if: $FirstPage is 0)[I wake up. It's another day during a global pandemic. In order to combat the airborne virus the public has been asked to stay home as much as possible. For an extra incentive shops, restaurants, gyms and cultural institutions are closed. I guess little is left, but get up and start.(set: $x to 1)]
(if: $FirstPage is 1)[(print: $daysPassed's $x)]
(if: $x > 6)[(either:"I forgot to book a time slot...", "Time slots, gotta keep in mind time slots. Everything has a time slot.", "I did book a slot, right?","Note to self: You got a time slot...")]
[[(either:"I have to get up and start the day","Ugh, getting up","Let's start things in a good mood...","Another day...","Maybe not start the day with the news...","Maybe this all is a dream...")->Day]](set: $FirstPage to 1)
(set: $y to (random:1,13))
(print: "My phone pops up a news message stating<br><br>"+ $listItem's $y+ "<br>and say to myself: <br><br>"+ $listResponse's $y)
(set: $mood to (random:1,9))
(if: $mood <= 6 and $mood >= 3)[The news sucks, so I'm going for a [[walk->walk]] instead of stupidly reading some more [[news.->news Item?]]][(set: $mood -= 1)]
(if: $mood < 3)[[I am really not feeling this day. I'm just gonna roll over, sit this one out and sulk all day.]<sulk|]
(click:?sulk)[(replace:?sulk)[(link-goto:"Here's to sulking all day!", "midday")][(link-goto:"Hmm, maybe I'll to go for a walk instead.","walk")](set: $mood += (random:1,2))]
(if: $mood > 6)[[I think I might just read another news Item?]<newsitem|]
(click:?newsitem)[(replace:?newsitem)[(link-goto:"No, better go for a walk.","walk")][(link-goto: "Doomscroll...", "news Item?")][(set: $mood -= (random:1,3))]]
(set: $daysPassed to (array:
"I wake up. It's another day during a global pandemic. In order to combat the airborne virus the public has been asked to stay home as much as possible. For an extra incentive shops, restaurants, gyms and cultural institutions are closed. I guess little is left, but get up and start.",
"I might make some cookies today... Cookies will be nice.",
"Gloomhaven today. Looking forward to some dungeon crawling!",
"I can pick up the book I ordered at the bookstore. Looking forward to learning new recipes.",
"It's Friday already. I am supposed to visit the lab today. See how all the equipment works. Time to muster some strength...",
"Xio invited me over for games. I am bringing Camel Up. It should be fun. I really don't feel like going though, but it might do me good.",
"I got an exam today. I hate these take home exams. I dislike the idea how my home which I love has also become a place that I have to associate with being graded. I hate being graded.",
"Ah, the pomtayer is defrosted. Good. Good..",
" Vegan pom was a success. Spoke some words of affirmation before bed into the mirror.",
" I've started to speak some words of affirmation to myself in the mirror before going to bed to see if it will make me feel better.",
" I've started to speak some words of affirmation to myself in the mirror before going to bed to see if it will make me feel better.",
" I've started to speak some words of affirmation to myself in the mirror before going to bed to see if it will make me feel better.",
" I've started to speak some words of affirmation to myself in the mirror before going to bed to see if it will make me feel better.",
"I've stopped speaking words of affirmation to myself, since it did not really work for me.",
"I failed the take home exam. Going to have to do a resit. From home again. Invasive",
"Going to mums to get some bara. At least that is some relief",
"The boulder hall built an outdoor wall, so we can at least climb again. Hope I can still do something. Haven't done any sports since December...Was it November? When did everything close again.",
"It's going to be May soon. I made it through another month. It feels like a good day hasn't passed. But lets reflect anyway...]"))
(set: $posResponse to (a:"Maybe good times are ahead",
"Making some delicious chocolate chip cookies today.",
"Gloomhaven got cancelled. Guess I'll entertain myself.",
"Just picked up Paramaribo. Miss strolling through bookstores a bit. Loved the short trip.",
"Visiting the lab was interesting. Can't wait to do actual experiments here.",
"They baked me a birthday cake! It feels good to be here!",
"Fuck this exam for real. I hate this shit.",
"Vegan pom experiment commences...",
"Maybe the words of affirmation do work.",
"Maybe the words of affirmation do work.",
"Maybe the words of affirmation do work.",
"Maybe the words of affirmation do work.",
"Maybe the words of affirmation do work.",
"Maybe I should give affirmations another try.",
"Who cares about failing tests anyway. Resits aren't a bad thing.",
"BARA is life!",
"Going bouldering for the first time in forever feels good.",
"I think I should look back at this month, maybe it wasn't that bad."))
(set: $negResponse to (a:"Everything is terrible",
"Not really in the mood to make those cookies.",
"Gloomhaven got cancelled. This day sucks.",
"Picking up Paramaribo did me some good, I guess.. Miss strolling through bookstores.",
"Ugh. The lab visit was tiresome.",
"They baked me a birthday cake. It feels good to be here.",
"Fuck this exam for real.",
"Experimenting with food might help...",
"Maybe the words of affirmation don't work.",
"Maybe the words of affirmation don't work.",
"Maybe the words of affirmation don't work.",
"Maybe the words of affirmation don't work.",
"Maybe the words of affirmation don't work.",
"Affirmations don't work...",
"Fucking resit. If ever there's a sign of failure.",
"BARA is life!",
"Going bouldering for the first time in forever...This will be bad.",
"I think I should look back at this month, maybe it wasn't that bad."))
(set: $listItem to (a:
"<strong>Police arrests climate activists blocking a roundabout with bikes</strong>",
"<strong>Cyclone Seroja causes floodings and landslides in SE-Indonesia and East-Timor</strong>",
"<strong>Weather warning for heavy snowfall</strong>",
"<strong>Climate activists break windows British bank</strong>",
"<strong>South-Holland not allowed to shoot protected bird species</strong>",
"<strong>Evacuations Saint Vincent after vulcanic activity</strong>",
"<strong>Multiple arrests climate activists in The Hague</strong>",
"<strong>Earthquake in East Java</strong>",
"<strong>Fire at Table Mountain</strong>",
"<strong>Elephants trample poacher</strong>",
"<strong>Wake for climate during formation at Catshuis</strong>",
"<strong>Tyrannosaurus hunted in packs</strong>",
"<strong>EU commission denounces agreement of climate neutrality by 2050</strong>"))
(set: $listResponse to (a:
"<i>'There should be more protests like this.'</i>",
"<i>'Imagine the aid they'd receive if they were a catholic church...'</i>",
"<i>'Nah, it's April, probably has little to do with climate change'</i>",
"<i>'There should be more protests like this.'</i>",
"<i>'Obviously, right. Howcome there is court rulings for this?'</i>",
"<i>'Damn.'</i>",
"<i>'There aren't enough protests like this.'</i>",
"<i>'Damn.'</i>",
"<i>'Damn.'</i>",
"<i>'Yes! Trample poachers!'</i>",
"<i>'Hmmm climate won't die though. We will.'</i>",
"<i>'Interesting...'</i>",
"<i>'Sure, agree all you want. Enforce something...'</i>"))
(set: $moreNews to (a:
"<strong>Russian agression at East-Ukranian border</strong>",
"<strong>Motion of no confidence against re-elected Dutch prime minister Rutte</strong>",
"<strong>Netherlands ranks 13 on the Rainbow Index</strong>",
"<strong>Super Mario Bros. game sold for $660.000</strong>",
"<strong>Dutch prime minister survives motion of no confidence</strong>",
"<strong>Over 550 killed following coup Myanmar</strong>",
"<strong>Multiple arrests and fines at illegal party Utrecht</strong>",
"<strong>Arkansas prohibits treatment transgender people</strong>",
"<strong>Racist cops transferred to new location</strong>",
"<strong>Bonus for CEO who fixed government funding Air France-KLM</strong>",
"<strong>Prince Philip dead</strong>",
"<strong>#StopAsianHate demonstration Amsterdam</strong>",
"<strong>Killing of Daunte Wright</strong>",
"<strong>Experts say treatment of migrants similar to victims of 'allowance affair'</strong>",
"<strong>Doctors call to new government: 'Children deserve fresh air'</strong>",
"<strong>Tax and Customs administration involved in another allowance affair</strong>",
"<strong>Amsterdam parks too crowded</strong>",
"<strong>Chauvin found guilty on all charges</strong>",
"<strong>Income inequality worse than initially thought</strong>"))
(set: $moreResponse to (a:
"<i>Hope this won't escalate.</i>",
"<i>There will be no consequences..</i>.",
"<i>But surely pretends otherwise</i>",
"<i>Damn.</i>",
"<i>Business as usual...</i>",
"<i>This coup is really under the radar...Hope <redacted> is safe.</i>",
"<i>They probably applauded health care workers a while back.</i>",
"<i>Ugh, this makes me worry for the community here.</i>",
"<i>Racist cops get transferred, anti-racist cops quit the force. Must be systematic and they want more diversity? Disillusional or flat out lies...</i>",
"<i>Bonus for him. Exploitation for employees and earth. Leggo!</i>",
"<i>Philip and DMX? Well, one is real royality.</i>",
"<i>We marginalize the marginalized...</i>",
"<i>Only white people feel safe around these killers...</i>",
"<i>They way they report this as if systemic racism is news...</i>",
"<i>Imagine having to actually start a petition for something as clean air...</i>",
"<i>The system isn't broken... It was designed this way.</i>",
"<i>We're so good at being selfish under the pretence of being social animals.</i>",
"<i>The fact another outcome crossed our minds...</i>",
"<i>No, just underreported...</i>"))(print: $daysPassed's length)
(print: $posResponse's length)
(print: $negResponse's length)
(print:"So now I'm reading about<br>" + $moreNews's $x + "<br> and I can only think to myself: " + $moreResponse's $x)
(if: $mood <= 4)[[I really need to go get out... for a walk->walk]]
(if: $mood > 4)[[Time to do some work for uni...->midday]](set: $mood -= 4)
(if: $mood >= 5)[That was a good walk. I might not even do anything for uni [[today...->midday]]](set: $mood += 5)
(else:)[Guess I'll have to get back [[to work again...->midday]]](if: $mood >= 5)(print: $posResponse's $x)
(if: $mood < 5)(print: $negResponse's $x)
(if: $x >= 6)(print: "I should probably book a timeslot in the library.")
[[(either:"I check if Milo needs a walk and then I'm off to bed.","I spend the rest of the evening mindlessly watching The Walking Dead.","Dinner was nice...I'll do some more uni and then I'm off to bed.","Maybe I'll do some work for uni and call it a day...")->end of day]](if:$x < 17)[(print:(either: "I spend too much time doomscrolling","I do some yoga","I fall sound asleep", "I struggle to fall asleep")) and then I (link-goto: "wake up to another day.", " Wake up")]
(if:$x >= 17)[[The month has passed. I feel like everything was terrible all of the time. I try to reflect on something possitive...->reflect]]
(set:$x to $x+1)
<h3> Well, what a month it was...</h3>
<h4> You manage to reflect on the positive </h4>
*
* Made my own garam masala blend
* In reality I did make chocolate chip cookies
* Gloomhaven got cancelled, but I played games still
* The lab visit was a reunion with some friends
* They baked me a cake
* I made my own chaat masala
* The vegan pom was a success
* The words of affirmation did actually improve your mood
* You passed the resit
* You had bara
* You ended the month laughing
*
(It was another rough month, but I had my dog, the love, and friendship to pull me through. Even though on the daily it didn't cross my mind.)
You can start over by returning [[here->Title]].
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