Samuel Bouchet
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290 lines
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// Space Adventure - Open The Box
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// Theme: Space exploration with boxes floating in the void
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character captain
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name: Captain Nova
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character ai
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name: ARIA
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role: Ship AI
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character alien
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name: Zx'thorp
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role: Alien Merchant
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state
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fuel: 100
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discovered: 0
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hasSpaceBox: false
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trustAlien: false
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beat Intro
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The ship hums quietly as you drift through sector 7-G. #intro-hum
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ai: Commander, scanners are detecting something unusual. #intro-scan
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ai: A box. Floating in space. Defying several laws of physics. #intro-box
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captain: A box? In space? #captain-box
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choice
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Investigate the box #opt-investigate
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-> InvestigateBox
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Ignore it and continue #opt-ignore
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-> IgnoreBox
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Run a deep scan first|||Fuel reserves insufficient for deep scan #opt-scan if fuel > 20
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fuel -= 20
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-> DeepScan
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beat DeepScan
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ai: Deep scan initiated. Fuel reserves reduced. #deepscan-init
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ai: Analysis complete. The box appears to be... sentient? #deepscan-result
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ai: It's humming a tune. I believe it's... the box theme. #deepscan-humming
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captain: The box theme? #captain-theme
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ai: Every box has a theme, Commander. Didn't you know? #ai-theme
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choice
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Open the sentient box #opt-open-sentient
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-> OpenSpaceBox
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Try to communicate with it #opt-communicate
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-> CommunicateBox
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Back away slowly #opt-backaway
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-> BackAway
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beat InvestigateBox
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You approach the box carefully. It's about a meter wide, floating serenely. #investigate-approach
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captain: It's... beautiful. #captain-beautiful
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ai: Commander, I wouldn't use that word for a box. #ai-beautiful
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captain: You don't tell me what words to use for boxes, ARIA. #captain-words
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choice
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Open it immediately #opt-open-now
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-> OpenSpaceBox
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Scan it first|||Not enough fuel for a scan #opt-scan-first if fuel > 10
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fuel -= 10
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-> ScanThenOpen
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Poke it with a stick #opt-poke
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-> PokeBox
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Close your eyes and listen to what the box is really saying|||You sense there might be more to this box than meets the eye... #opt-whisper if hasStat("Wisdom", 10)
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-> BoxWhisperer
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beat BoxWhisperer
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markSecretBranch("space_box_whisperer")
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You close your eyes. The hum of the ship fades. Something else rises -- a frequency beneath frequencies. #whisper-listen
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The box is transmitting. Not data. Not sound. Coordinates woven into the fabric of space-time itself. #whisper-coordinates
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ai: Commander, how are you doing that? The box just... aligned with your brainwaves. #ai-brainwaves
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captain: I'm not doing anything, ARIA. I'm just listening. #captain-listening
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ai: The box has shared a direct route to its home system. No fuel cost. It's folding space around us like... #ai-folding
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captain: Like folding a box? #captain-folding
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ai: I was going to say \"like origami,\" but yes. Like folding a box. #ai-origami
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trustAlien = true
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discovered += 1
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-> OpenSpaceBox
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beat PokeBox
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You extend the ship's robotic arm and gently poke the box. #poke-arm
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The box rotates 90 degrees and reveals a label: \"THIS SIDE UP\" #poke-label
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ai: Commander, I don't think boxes in zero gravity have an \"up\". #ai-gravity
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captain: Maybe the box defines its own reality. #captain-reality
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ai: That's... philosophically concerning. #ai-philosophy
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-> OpenSpaceBox
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beat ScanThenOpen
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ai: Scan reveals the box contains crystallized starlight and something called a \"Nebula Shard\". #scan-contents
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ai: Also what appears to be a very small, very angry alien. #scan-alien
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captain: Define \"very small\". #captain-small
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ai: Approximately the size of a box. Commander, I think the alien IS a box. #ai-alienbox
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-> OpenSpaceBox
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beat IgnoreBox
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You set course away from the mysterious box. #ignore-course
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ai: Commander, the box is... following us. #ai-following
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captain: What? #captain-what
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ai: It appears to have tiny thrusters. And what I can only describe as determination. #ai-thrusters
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captain: A determined box. My favorite kind. #captain-determined
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discovered += 1
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-> OpenSpaceBox
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beat CommunicateBox
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captain: ARIA, open a channel to the box. #comm-channel
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ai: Commander, it's a box. #ai-itsabox
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captain: I said open a channel. #captain-channel
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ai: Channel open, Commander. #ai-channelopen
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captain: Hello, box. I am Captain Nova. I come in peace. #captain-peace
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The box vibrates gently. It seems pleased. #comm-vibrate
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ai: Commander, the box just sent us coordinates. And what appears to be... a friendship request? #ai-friendship
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trustAlien = true
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-> OpenSpaceBox
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beat BackAway
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You engage reverse thrusters. The sentient box watches you leave. #back-thrusters
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ai: Commander, the box looks... sad. #ai-sad
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captain: Boxes don't have feelings, ARIA. #captain-feelings
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ai: This one does. I'm reading elevated levels of box-sadness. #ai-boxsadness
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captain: That's not a real metric. #captain-metric
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ai: It is now. Box-sadness level: 7 out of 10. #ai-level
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choice
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Go back to the box #opt-goback
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-> CommunicateBox
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Leave for good #opt-leave
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-> LeaveForGood
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beat LeaveForGood
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You leave the sentient box behind. #leave-behind
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ai: I hope you're happy, Commander. #ai-happy
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captain: I am. No weird space boxes for me today. #captain-happy
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ai: Incoming transmission. It's... from the box. #ai-transmission
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ai: It says \"you'll be back. they always come back.\" #ai-message
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captain: That's ominous. I love it. #captain-ominous
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-> Ending
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beat OpenSpaceBox
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hasSpaceBox = true
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discovered += 1
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You carefully open the box. Light spills out from within. #open-light
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if trustAlien
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Inside you find a Nebula Shard, pulsing with friendly energy. #open-friendly
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alien: Ah, a fellow box appreciator! Take this as a gift from my collection. #alien-gift
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captain: The alien WAS the box? #captain-wasbox
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alien: I'm Zx'thorp. #alien-intro
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-> AlienEncounter
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else
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Inside you find a Nebula Shard and what appears to be a map to more boxes. #open-normal
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ai: Commander, the map shows three more floating boxes in nearby sectors. #ai-morebox
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captain: Three more boxes. This is either Christmas or a trap. #captain-christmas
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ai: In space, those are often the same thing. #ai-same
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-> SpaceExploration
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beat AlienEncounter
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alien: I've been collecting boxes across the galaxy for centuries. #alien-collecting
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alien: Most species open them. Very few appreciate them. #alien-appreciate
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captain: I appreciate boxes. Especially ones with good loot. #captain-loot
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alien: \"Loot.\" What a crude word for cosmic treasures. #alien-crude
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choice
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Ask about the galaxy's rarest box #opt-rare-box
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-> RareBoxStory
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Trade items with Zx'thorp #opt-trade
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-> AlienTrade
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Challenge the alien to a box-opening contest #opt-contest
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-> BoxContest
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beat RareBoxStory
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alien: The Singularity Box. It contains everything and nothing. Also a coupon. #alien-singularity
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captain: A coupon? For what? #captain-coupon
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alien: For another Singularity Box. It's boxes all the way down. #alien-coupon-answer
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captain: You're saying the universe is just boxes inside boxes? #captain-boxes-inside
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alien: Now you're getting it, Captain. #alien-getting-it
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ai: Commander, I'm detecting a slight existential crisis in your vitals. #ai-existential
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captain: I'm fine, ARIA. Just rethinking everything I know about reality. #captain-fine
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-> Ending
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beat AlienTrade
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alien: I have a Space Helmet for you. In exchange, I want... a story. #alien-trade-offer
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captain: A story? #captain-story
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alien: Tell me about the first box you ever opened. #alien-first-box
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captain: It was small. Cardboard. My parents gave it to me. Inside was a toy rocket ship. #captain-first-box-story
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alien: ... #alien-pause
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alien: That's the most beautiful thing I've ever heard. #alien-beautiful-trade
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The alien removes its helmet and places it gently in your hands. Its eyes -- all seven of them -- are glistening. #alien-gives-helmet
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captain: Are you... crying? #captain-crying
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alien: We don't cry. We leak appreciation fluid. It's different. #alien-appreciation
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-> Ending
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beat BoxContest
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alien: You dare? No one out-opens Zx'thorp! #alien-dare
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alien: ...fine. Best of three. You open first. #alien-contest
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choice
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Open with confidence #opt-confident
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-> ContestRoundOne
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Open with theatrical flair #opt-flair
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-> ContestFlair
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beat ContestFlair
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markSecretBranch("space_box_flair")
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You crack your knuckles. You stretch your fingers. You do a little spin. #flair-spin
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captain: Watch and learn, Zx'thorp. #captain-watch
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You open the box with a flourish, confetti exploding from inside. Wait -- you didn't put confetti in there. #flair-confetti
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alien: Theatrical. I approve. 8 out of 10. #alien-score-flair
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ai: Commander, where did the confetti come from? #ai-confetti
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captain: From the heart, ARIA. From the heart. #captain-heart
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-> ContestAlienTurn
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beat ContestRoundOne
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You grip the box firmly and open it in one clean motion. #contest-open
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alien: Clean technique. 7 out of 10. #alien-score
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-> ContestAlienTurn
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beat ContestAlienTurn
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Zx'thorp produces a box from somewhere. You try not to think about where. #alien-produces
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The alien opens it using three of its tentacles simultaneously. The lid flies off, does a triple backflip, and lands perfectly back on the box. #alien-opens
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captain: That's... that's not even possible. #captain-impossible
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alien: 10 out of 10. I win. #alien-score-2
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ai: I'm afraid the alien is correct, Commander. That was objectively superior box-opening. #ai-correct
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captain: Rematch. One day. I'll be ready. #captain-rematch
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alien: I look forward to it, Captain. Across the stars, I'll be waiting. With boxes. #alien-waiting
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-> Ending
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beat SpaceExploration
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ai: Setting course for the nearest box. ETA: approximately one dramatic pause. #explore-course
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You arrive at a cluster of three boxes, orbiting each other like a tiny solar system. #explore-cluster
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captain: A box system. Literally a system of boxes. #captain-system
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ai: The large one appears to contain the other two. It's boxes all the way down. #ai-alltheway
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choice
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Open the biggest box first #opt-big
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-> BigBox
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Open all three at once|||Not enough fuel for maximum box velocity #opt-all if fuel >= 30
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fuel -= 30
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-> AllBoxes
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Leave them orbiting, they seem happy #opt-happy
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-> HappyBoxes
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beat BigBox
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You open the biggest box. Inside: two medium boxes and a note. #big-open
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The note reads: \"Congratulations! You've found the Box Nebula. Population: boxes.\" #big-note
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captain: There's a whole nebula of boxes? #captain-nebula
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ai: Scanners confirm it, Commander. Approximately 4.7 billion boxes, all orbiting a supermassive box. #ai-billion
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choice
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We must go deeper #opt-deeper
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-> GoDeeper
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We've seen enough boxes for one day #opt-enough
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-> Ending
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beat GoDeeper
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You open the two medium boxes. Each contains two smaller boxes. #deeper-open
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captain: ARIA, how many boxes is this now? #captain-how-many
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ai: I've lost count, Commander. My box-tracking subroutine has crashed. #ai-crashed
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captain: Then let the boxes count themselves. #captain-count
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ai: ...that's not how boxes work, Commander. #ai-not-how
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captain: Maybe it should be. #captain-should-be
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-> Ending
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beat AllBoxes
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captain: All three, ARIA. Maximum box velocity. #captain-velocity
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ai: That's not a real measurement, but I admire your enthusiasm. Fuel reserves depleted for the maneuver. #ai-enthusiasm
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All three boxes burst open simultaneously. The contents mix together in zero gravity. #all-open
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ai: Commander, the items are forming... a bigger box. #ai-biggerbox
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captain: Of course they are. #captain-ofcourse
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ai: A bigger, better box. It's vibrating at a frequency I've never seen. I think it's... proud of itself. #ai-proud
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captain: A proud box. Now I've seen everything. #captain-everything
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ai: Commander, I doubt that very much. #ai-doubt
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-> Ending
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beat HappyBoxes
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captain: Let them orbit in peace. #captain-orbit
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ai: A surprisingly philosophical choice, Commander. #ai-philosophical
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ai: The boxes seem to orbit faster. I think they're happy. #ai-happy-boxes
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captain: See? Sometimes the best box is the one you don't open. #captain-best-box
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ai: I'm going to write that down. That might be the wisest thing you've ever said. #ai-wisest
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captain: Don't get used to it. #captain-used-to-it
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-> Ending
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beat Ending
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ai: Adventure complete. Updating ship's log. #ending-complete
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ai: Boxes encountered: $discovered. Box-related existential crises: 1. #ending-log
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captain: Only one? We'll do better next time. #captain-next
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ai: There's always next time, Commander. The universe is full of boxes. #ai-next
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-> .
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