For End Master's Manifest Destiny Contest. Expanding horizons and all that.

You grew up here. All you've ever known is sitting in your little box of metal. Daddy takes care of you. He says the world is dangerous, that there are monsters looking to take you away. He protects you. At least, that's what he tells you. You know better...

(You are Tess, an 11-year-old girl who was abducted as an infant and grew up inside a cage that 'Daddy' built for you in the basement.)

WARNING     WARNING      WARNING

This story contains graphic depictions of violence, nonconsensual sex, and other sensitive topics. If any of these are triggers for you, I IMPLORE you not to read this. This does not reflect my personal views in any way. So in other words: This shit WILL be downright disturbing. Don't bitch if you get uncomfortable because that is the point. Thank you and have a wonderful read!

There are 26 endings. Play to see them all.

You met on a local hiking trail, both looking for an abandoned town rumored to be out there. It was clearly meant to be.

There are seven endings.

An entry into EndMaster's Prompt Contest 2

You can hear it ringing again. The endless droll of mechanical laughter that mocks you. Without fail, it rings at precisely 3:02 in the morning, never a good nights sleep allowed. Some days you yearn to smash it, others you let it ring until you think you may go deaf. And even still others lead you to answering...

the phone call.

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Just an extremely, bare minimum game (though this says nothing of quality) to test the waters on this site before I finish up the game I've been chipping away at for almost two years. Don't expect too much from it, I just wanted to tell a simple and short story!

A supernatural mystery with Lovecraftian/Mythos themes and a slowly unraveling narrative spanning the history of an entire family. 

I've got about 6k written right now and have a good portion of branching done but not fully planned out. Only about 5 pages written though.

Throughout my childhood, my family had a rule that we could only play videogames or spend time on devices when it was raining. It was to encourage my siblings and I to use our imagination and not become dependent. Of course, I hated it like you did at first but as I got older I appreciated what it's done for me. I will say that a lot of peers within my age bracket (gen z) didn't have the same experience. I don't think it's common but I do think it's not unheard of.

Less depraved, I hope, but yes! This one is more.. eldritch horror or supernatural thriller. Depends on the route taken of course lol

Mystery/Thriller

Could also be put into horror but I want to lean more into the mystery/investigatory elements 

I joined half a month late, but that still gives me almost too much time. Wrote up the first page already and have a partial map of the story but not planning on slowing down just yet. Most likely going to finish mapping the initial concept I had first then see where I can add more branches for further variability. I only have 1k words so far and a single page, but I feel if I know where things are going I can keep everything way more cohesive. I almost feel that I have too much time to write this and I'll bite off more than I can chew but I'll be sure to get this done.

As things are right now, I just have a bunch of journals where I'm keeping track of all the 'paths' that are going to be possible but I can't help but wonder whether there's a better way to be doing that. Any suggestions before I get too far into the planning process that I don't feel like converting it into a new format?

I'm not entirely sure how long this is going to end up being, either; I don't really have a plan. Is a lack of scope detrimental or something I can adjust later (pacing-wise, at least)?

The other thing I've made sure of is having a bunch of people I know irl to encourage me to write more consistently (which is something I'm truly awful with). Hoping that this contest helps me maintain writing for its entirety, so at the very least I'll have a finished project!

I'll take 7

As long as its fair, I don't mind at all. Looking forward to it!

I don't really have anything going on after work on weekends, so I'll extend an open challenge to whoever wants to face me. 

That's awesome, great job! Love the color scheme.