Humpty Dumpty

(text-colour:blue)[Humpty Dumpty sat on a [[wall]].]

The wall is built of [[old]] (text-colour:red)[red] bricks, plastered together years ago. There are a few errant white bricks but the structure still stands. Built 100 years ago on the edge of big oak forest, it was constructed to keep (text-colour:lime)[[[wildlife]]] away. Wolves and bears had a tendency to walk where it once did not exist and steal kids. Just ask the (text-colour:magenta)[Three Little Pigs] (or what's left of them).

A few bricks on the wall have begun to wear away with weather and time, causing the once (text-colour:red)[bright red hue] to turn into an (text-colour:white)+(bg:grey)[ashy white.] [[Touch a white brick]] [[Touch a red brick]] [[Do nothing->wall]]

As you reach out to grab a (text-colour:red)+(bg:white)[white brick], you feel the grains of it rub onto your finger. It's coarse and you see a hole where you previously put your finger. [[Push the brick]] [[Do nothing-->wall]]

The brick compacts as you push against it. The more you push, the tighter it feels until a pop of white sand flies into your face. The bricks above it begin to shift. [[Move away]] [[Do nothing]]

You move out of the way and see this section of wall tumble down, ruining this section. At the same time you see a familiar egg approach. "What the hell?!? That was my favorite spot on the wall!" [["Humpty Dumpty will not have a great fall'']] [["Shit sorry man."]] [[Say nothing]]

The brick stays there, in a mildly disturbed state. Maybe a reflection of oneself to a certain degree. No matter, Mr. Dumpty approaches. He does not seem to regard you, if he notices you he does not make it obvious. He climbs up the wall and sits. And sits. [[And sits]]

"What the hell does that MEAN?!? Why did you say that so cryptic what is going on, I-I think I'm getting away from you now do not follow me." Humpty Dumpty walks aways. Your purpose fufilled, you stay. [[Stay]]

Humpty Dumpty looks at you as you stare blankly. You see the trees, the wind, the very air you are breathing and consider what else could be out there. You continue to stare, as the world breaks down around you. It's as though you can see every atom, every particle that makes up the world and how they are unified. All composed of the same pieces. [[Continue to stare]]

The world dissolves, not unlike the white brick. You look down to see your fingers formed of that same white powder and begin to fade away. The pieces begin to fall away, you begin to fall away, and you feel an ease wash over you. You and the brick are one. [[Dissolve]]

Goodbye. [[Retry->Untitled Passage]]

You apologize, profusely. You aren't even fully sure of what you did wrong but clearly it pissed off this big egg. He grumbles and walks to another section of the wall. He climbs, pulling himself up to the very top until he is firmly planted on top of the wall. It takes a few moments but you know what's about to happen. A shift of weight from Humpty and he begins to tumble, and eventually falls until *SPLAT*. You see the king's horses crest the horizon but you know they are not going to be able to put Humpty back together. [[.]]

Goodbye. [[Retry->Untitled Passage]]

The (text-colour:red)[brick] is solid, holding up to the test of time. You push against it and it does not budge. It's as though you're pushing against, well, a wall. [[Chip at the brick]] [[Consider the bricks]]

You take a screwdriver and start hitting it into the(text-colour:red)[ brick]. Bits and pieces start to come loose and eventually the brick comes out. Looking through the newly made hole in the wall reveals a certain (text-colour:yellow)[egg] like fellow approaching, with a jovial expression on his face. [[Tell him about the hole]] [[Say nothing]]

You admire the (bg:grey)[stonework of the bricks], they are decently lain but you can easily see some imperfections. Seems as though the king was not paying these brick layers enough to make a decent wall. Humpty Dumpty approaches and you point out these imperfections to him. He is irate, as it was his guys who set the(text-colour:red)[ bricks] for this wall. He pulls out the payments he received for this work and you show him comparable projects. He sees the (text-colour:purple)+(bg:black)[horror], that his undercut by the king and his men. [[Rally the men]]

"Hey just as a heads up, there's a hole right here." Humpty Dumpty takes a look at the hole and considers for a moment. "Yea I should be fine, but thanks for the heads up." Humpty climbs up, sits, and after a few seconds, his tumble begins. You see the king's men rush forward but they cannot put Dumpty back together again. [[Retry->Untitled Passage]]

You and Humpty rally his men, showing them the same price comparisons. They are enraged, they clearly felt they were not being paid enough but they thought it was just money being rough. You tell Humpty and his men that the only way out of this is direct action. [[Lay in wait]]

You and the Dumpties hide in the bushes and after a few hours, see the king's men ride in. The horses they are riding in on near the bushes you all are in, sniffing the berries that rest on the brush. You feel the other Dumpties shift and you realized you're committed. [[Seize]]

You and the Dumpties jump out of the bushes and surprise the king's men. It would have been a rough battle had they known of you arrack, but it would not have happened if they had treated the Dumpties fairly. With the last of the king's men seized, you all take the horses and head to the castle. Finally, the king will fall. [[Retry->Untitled Passage]]

The woods nearby are teaming with wildlife, some of which would tear the entire town to shreds if the wall did not exist. A few peak out, visible from your side of the wall. [[Investigate the bear]] [[Investigate the bird]] [[Investigate Itt]]

The bear stands there, simply vibing. You see it tearing apart some fish, which looks delicious (especially if you were a bear). [[Approach the bear]] [[Stay->wildlife]]

The bird chirps, sitting on a branch, singing its morning song. The deep blues of it suggest that it may be a blue jay? That may be because that's the only blue bird you know of but you choose to think that you are correct. [[Approach the bird]] [[Stay->wildlife]]

Goodbye. [[Retry->Untitled Passage]]

You walk into the woods, nearing the branch that the bird was chirping on. You look up and see that you are now standing directly underneath that branch. The bird, the potential blue jay, looks down on you. Not as to demean you but because it needs to. You are standing right beneath it to be fair. [[Watch the bird]]

The bird's song slows, eventually becoming silent. It continues to stare at you, with its little black eyes. You look at those eyes and begin to feel your eyes water. You forgot to blink! [[Blink]] [[Do not blink]]

You blink, your eyes feeling refreshed, You only close them for a second but that's a second of the world you missed. When you open them back up, the bird is gone and a crash can be heard in the distance. The gallop of horses can be heard even further away but you are still here, under the branch. [[Branch]]

You stare into the bird, as though to look into its very soul. You and the bird in that moment are intertwined, you two look through one another and see yourselves in the other. Flitting around this life with little idea of what to do going forward. You reach out your hand and the blue jay hops onto it. You two walk deeper into the woods together. Time to fly, like Humpty Dumpty will. [[Retry->Untitled Passage]]

Goodbye. [[Retry->Untitled Passage]]

You stammer over your words, unsure of what to say. You were so enthralled by what Itt was discussing that you don't know what could possibly be as interesting... You look at Itt and see that he is invested. You realize that it does not matter what you could say, he is interested because it is coming from you. [[Together]]

You tell him you want to be worth something, to someone. You have been struggling with this for awhile and are unsure how to go forward. You have had a lot of anxieties about how to continue on and you feel like your life is wating away. You continue to ramble until you feel Itt holding your arm. He tells ou he understands and that he wants to help you. He then tells you that the only person who matters should be you, that you have to be worth something to yourself first and foremost. It's something you have heard before but you have never internalized to this degree. You feel Itt's words and feel, better from them. [[Thank you]]

You tell Itt that you love his bowler hat, that you think it suits his style very well. He does not blush but if hair could blush, he would be. He thanks you for the compliment and asks you again. [[Stammer]] [[Tell him your hopes]]

You see a figure, short and vcovered in long hair. The hair obstructs the your vision of the creature. Itt is wearing circular sunglasses and a bowler hat and has a generally charismatic vibe surrounding Itt. [[Approach Itt]] [[Stay->wildlife]]

You approach Itt. He greets you warmly, even though you don't know the language he is speaking you still understand that he is welcoming you. He is rather charismatic. Suddently you are sitting at a table, beyond the woods, beyond the wall, in the nearby town, sipping tea with It. He is recently came back from Paris and was excited to talk about it. Well it as in Paris not Itt as in himself, you get the impression that he would not talk ad nauseam about himself. He then asks you about yourself. [[Stammer]] [[Tell him your hopes]] [[Flirt]]

Goodbye. [[Retry->Untitled Passage]]

Thank you. [[Retry->Untitled Passage]]

He continues to sit, the wall remaining unchanged. Huh, seems as though you had little to no impact on whether or not Dumpty would fall. Seems as though Dumpty will not need to be put back together again. [[Retry->Untitled Passage]]