The Halloween Horror
by Roody Yogurt (2012)
Genres: Horror


action: %
response: This is your favorite part of the week, the only night where you can settle down with a big bowl of popcorn and zone out to a horror movie.

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Your kitchen is pretty sparse. The living room is to the east.
All that is worth noting is the microwave that sits on an
unimplemented shelf.
A packet of microwave popcorn lies here unawares.
action: About yourself
response: You are just happy to have made it through the week and are intent on enjoying a night to yourself.
action: You check your inventory
response: You are carrying your cellphone.
action: You look at the cellphone
response: You are a protagonist of modern times, one who almost always has a cellphone handy.
action: Examine packet
response: This is one of those packets of microwave popcorn, all ready to be microwaved.
action: You take all
response: microwave: You can't take that.
uncooked microwave popcorn: Taken.
action: You look at the microwave
response: Ah, time-saving applications. How you love them! This is one of those fancy models where all you have to do is put food into it and turn it on. It is currently closed and off.
action: You open the microwave
response: Opened.
action: You look in the microwave
response: The microwave is empty.
action: You put the cellphone in the microwave
response: You put the cellphone in the microwave.
action: You put popcorn in the microwave
response: You put the uncooked microwave popcorn in the microwave.
action: You close the microwave
response: Closed.
action: You turn on the microwave
response: You turn on the microwave.

The microwave hums away.
action: You look in microwave
response: Inside the microwave are your cellphone and some uncooked microwave popcorn.

"Pop." Some kernals are beginning to pop.
The microwave hums away.
action: You wait awhile
response: Time passes...

"Pop. Pop."
The microwave hums away.
action: You wait for a while
response: Time passes...

"Pop. Pop. Pop."
Suddenly, your phone rings. You answer it.

"Hello?" you say.

A voice full of gravel and malice answers you with a question, "WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE SCARY IF GAME??"

Huh, good question.
action: Yes
response: (Okay, good.)

"Cattus Atrox," you say.

Ding! The microwave beeps.

"Popcorn's done! Gotta go!" you say, hanging up on your probably-perplexed caller.

You open the microwave, revealing some freshly-popped popcorn.
action: You take all
response: microwave: You can't take that.
action: You take all from the microwave
response: cellphone: Taken.
popped popcorn: You pull the popcorn out of the microwave and pour it into a bowl you had lying around. You are no longer lacking in popcorn!

You remember your mysterious caller for a moment, but whatevs- out of sight, out of mind.
action: You eat the popcorn
response: Better wait until you're on the couch.
action: Look around
response: Your kitchen is pretty sparse. The living room is to the east.
All that is worth noting is the microwave that sits on an
unimplemented shelf.
action: You go east
response: This room has two things that you love dearly, locked in an eternal cage match for your affection. In one corner, there's the TV that holds all of the movies and shows you love. In another corner (well, actually, the middle of the room), there's the couch upon which you like to sprawl.

The kitchen is to the west. The patio is to the east.
action: Examine tv
response: Your trusty TV.
action: You turn on the tv
response: You turn the TV on, ready for a night of watching scary movies.
action: You sprawl on the couch
response: You plop down on the couch. Ahhhhhh!

Living Room, on the couch
This room has two things that you love dearly, locked in an eternal cage match for your affection. In one corner, there's the TV that holds all of the movies and shows you love. In another corner (well, actually, the middle of the room), there's the couch upon which you like to sprawl.

The kitchen is to the west. The patio is to the east.

Armed with popcorn with the TV on, sitting on your favorite seat in the house, you are ready for a relaxing night in!
action: You go east
response: Nah, this is your night in.
action: You get all
response: microwave: You can't take that.
uncooked microwave popcorn: Taken.
action: You open the microwave
response: Opened.
action: You put popcorn in the microwave
response: You put the uncooked microwave popcorn in the microwave.
action: You close the microwave
response: Closed.
action: You start the microwave
response: You turn on the microwave.
The microwave hums away.
action: You wait for a while
response: Time passes...
"Pop." Some kernals are beginning to pop.
The microwave hums away.
action: Wait
response: Time passes...
"Pop. Pop."
The microwave hums away.
action: Wait
response: Time passes...
"Pop. Pop. Pop."
Suddenly, your phone rings. You answer it.

"Hello?" you say.

A voice full of gravel and malice answers you with a question, "WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE SCARY IF GAME??"

Huh, good question.
action: You take the popcorn
response: You pull the popcorn out of the microwave and pour it into a bowl you had lying around. You are no longer lacking in popcorn!

You remember your mysterious caller for a moment, but whatevs- out of sight, out of mind.
action: You sit
response: Be a little more specific about where you'd like to sit.
action: Look around
response: Your kitchen is pretty sparse. The living room is to the east.
All that is worth noting is the microwave that sits on an
unimplemented shelf.
action: You go east
response: This room has two things that you love dearly, locked in an eternal cage match for your affection. In one corner, there's the tv that holds all of the movies and shows you love. In another corner (well, actually, the middle of the room), there's the couch upon which you like to sprawl.

The kitchen is to the west. The patio is to the east.
action: You turn on the tv
response: You turn the tv on, ready for a night of watching scary movies.
action: You sit on the couch
response: You get onto the couch.

Living Room, on the couch
This room has two things that you love dearly, locked in an eternal cage match for your affection. In one corner, there's the tv that holds all of the movies and shows you love. In another corner (well, actually, the middle of the room), there's the couch upon which you like to sprawl.

The kitchen is to the west. The patio is to the east.

Armed with popcorn with the tv on, sitting on your favorite seat in the house, you are ready for a relaxing night in!