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<center>''You decide to head''<br> [[West->left passage 1]] [[North->mid junction 1]] [[East->right passage 1]] (text-style: "emboss")[<span style="color: Red;">[[Red]]</span>]<center\>
<center>''You see remnants collected by Vega...(click-replace:"You see remnants collected by Vega...")[ [[You investigate an asteroid->searchremnants]] ]''<br>[[West->leftjunction]] [[South->start2]] [[East->leftjunction2]] (text-style: "emboss")[<span style="color: Red;">[[Red->red7]]</span>]<center\>
<center>''You see a can of spray paint. The smell of solvent lingers.''<br>[[West->mid junction 1]] [[South->start2]] [[East->deadend]](text-style: "emboss")[<span style="color: Red;"> [[Red->Red2]]</span>]<center\>
<center>''You decide to head''<br>[[North->Phone]] [[South->start2]] [[East->right passage from mid]] (text-style: "emboss")[<span style="color: Red;">[[Red->red4]]</span>]<center\>
<center>''There is music in the air.''
[[Go Back->right passage 1]]<center/>
<center>''You see a can of spray paint. The smell of solvent lingers.''<br>[[West->mid junction 1]] [[South->start2]] [[East->meatle]](text-style: "emboss")[<span style="color: Red;"> [[Red->Red2]]</span>]<center\>
<center>''A familiar set of tentacles''
[[Go Back->right passage 1]]<center/>
<audio src="https://vegacollective.com/audio/Musicintheair.mp3" autoplay loop>
<center>''You find a junction.''<br>[[West->deadend2]] [[South->left passage 1]] [[East->chamber2]] (text-style: "emboss")[<span style="color: Red;">[[Red->Nothing1]]</span>]<center\>
<center>''Looks like a dead end.''
[[Go Back->leftjunction]] (text-style: "emboss")[<span style="color: Red;">[[Red->Red3]]</span>]<center/>
<center>[<span style="color: Pink;">''Hello, are you lost?''</span>]<br>[[Undeniably so->c1y1]]
[[I think I know the way->c1n1]]<br>[[Go Back->leftjunction]]<center\>
<center>''You decide to head''<br>[[West->mid junction 4]] [[South->left passage 1]] [[East->mid junction 3]] (text-style: "emboss")[<span style="color: Red;">[[Red->red8]]</span>]<center\>
<center>''You decide to head''<br>[[West->bedroom]] [[South->leftjunction2]] [[East->deadend3]] (text-style: "emboss")[<span style="color: Red;">[[Red->red5]]</span>]<center\>
<center>''Looks like a dead end...''
[[Go Back->mid junction 3]] (text-style: "emboss")[<span style="color: Red;">[[Red->Red6]]</span>]<center/>
<center>[[Investigate the cavern->lookaroundtheoffice]]<br>[[West->deadend5]] [[South->leftjunction2]] [[East->blossom]] (text-style: "emboss")[<span style="color: Red;">[[Red->red6]]</span>]<center\>
<center>''You awaken''<br>''[[A cowboy waits in the dark...->thecowboy]]''<center/>
<center>''The mustachioed man sits silently''
[[Where am I?]]<br>[[Who are you?]]
<center>''You find a Compass and a pair of Rose-tinted spectacles.''<br>[[You pick them up]] <br>[[Not my vibe]]<center\>
<center>[[Your compass illuminates your path->youlookdownatyourcompass]]<center\><audio src="https://vegacollective.com/audio/SlimyPickup.mp3" autoplay>
<center>[[You head into the tunnels->loop1]]<center\>
<center>''Your feet stick to the floor, your hands are slick from the pulsating walls of the cavern.''<br>[[You walk->loop2]]<center\>
<center>''You start to wish you had picked up that Compass.''<br>[[You push on deeper.->loop4]]<center>
<center>''You begin to wonder if you have been walking in circles. Is there even a way out?''<br>[[You push on a little further.->compassroom2]]<center\>
<center>You must have taken a wrong turn, you find yourself back where you started. You look down at the ''Compass'' and a pair of ''Rose-tinted spectacles''.<br>[[You pick them up]]<br>[[Still not my vibe!]]<center\>
<center>[[You Head back into the tunnels->loop1]]<center\>(set: $key to 0)(set: $key1 to 0)(set: $key2 to 0)(set: $key3 to 0)(set: $key4 to 0)(set: $key5 to 0)(set: $key6 to 0)(set: $key7 to 0)
(set: $key8 to 0)(set: $key9 to 0)(set: $key10 to 0)(set: $key11 to 0)(set: $key12 to 0)(set: $key13 to 0)(set: $key14 to 0)(set: $key15 to 0)
<center>(text-style: "shudder")[[You fall into an abyss->compassroom]]<center\><audio src="https://vegacollective.com/audio/Fall.mp3" autoplay>
<center>You explore your surroundings, shielding the flickering flame as you map out its perimiter...(click-replace: "You explore your surroundings, shielding the flickering flame as you map out its perimiter...") [''In the centre of the room rests a table bearing a glint in the dim cavern.'']<br>[[You search the table->compassroom1]]<center\>
<audio src="https://vegacollective.com/audio/Match.mp3" autoplay>
<center>You climb to your feet as you catch your breath...(click-replace:"You climb to your feet as you catch your breath...")[Squinting in the darkness, you will your eyes to adjust to the light.]<br>[[You strike a match]]<br>[[You crumple into a ball and weep]]<center\>
<center>''A sudden realisation dawns as you wipe away your tears. Nobody will find you here. You take a deep breath and''<br>[[You strike a match]]<center\>
<center>''You struggle to keep track of this featureless structure, shrinking and pulsing around you.''<br>[[You keep walking->loop3]]<center\>
<center>''You arrive where you began. You decide to head''<br>[[West->left passage 1]] [[North->mid junction 1]] [[East->right passage 1]] (text-style: "emboss")[<span style="color: Red;">[[Red]]</span>]<center\>
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<center>Looking around, you see artefacts from the Museum above...(click-replace:"Looking around, you see artefacts from the Museum above...") [You wonder how they got here.]<br>(text-style: "emboss")[<span style="color: Red;">[[You try out your new glasses->Red]]</span>]<center\><center\>
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<center>[<span style="color: Pink;">''What are you looking for?''</span>]<br>[[A way out]]<br>[[A will to live]]<br>[[Go Back->leftjunction]]
<center>[<span style="color: Pink;">''What a relief''</span>]<br>[[Go Back->leftjunction]]
<center>Your spectacles allow you to see the Red...(click-replace:"Your spectacles allow you to see the Red...")[Will it lead you to salvation?]
[[Take off your glasses->start]]<audio src="https://vegacollective.com/audio/Red.mp3" autoplay>
<center>''Something has been painted on the wall''<br>[[Take off your glasses->right passage 1]]<audio src="https://vegacollective.com/audio/Red.mp3" autoplay>
<center>''What does it mean?''<br>[[Take off your glasses->deadend2]]<audio src="https://vegacollective.com/audio/Red.mp3" autoplay>
<center>''Nothing untoward...''<br>[[Take off your glasses->leftjunction]]
<center>''Nothing unusual...''<br>[[Take off your glasses->mid junction 1]]
<center>''Seems... normal?''<br>[[Take off your glasses->mid junction 3]]
<center>''Nothing of interest...''<br>[[Take off your glasses->deadend3]]
<center>''You are unable to move. You begin to panic.''
(text-style: "emboss")[<span style="color: Red;">[[Red->redblossom]]</span>]<center/>
<center>''The Red trails off to the East''<br>[[Take off your glasses->mid junction 4]]
<audio src="https://vegacollective.com/audio/Red.mp3" autoplay loop>
<center>''The Red trails off to the East''<br>[[Take off your glasses->left passage 1]] <audio src="https://vegacollective.com/audio/Red.mp3" autoplay>
<center>''The Red trails off to the West''<br>[[Take off your glasses->leftjunction2]]<audio src="https://vegacollective.com/audio/Red.mp3" autoplay>
<center>''[[You greet the passenger]]''<br>[[Go back->left passage 1]]<center\>
<center><span style="color: Pink;">''Hello there, what brings you to these parts?</span><br>[[I'm lost]]<br>[[A powerful drive for exploration]]<br>[[I could ask you the same question]]''<br>[[Go back->left passage 1]]<center\>
<center><span style="color: Pink;">''Ah, I'm sorry to hear that. I live a rather insular life so I'm not sure I can help. Alas, perhaps look for the Red - as sad as it is to say.''</span><br>[[Thank you->left passage 1]]<center\>
<center><span style="color: Pink;">''Colonial pursuits will not serve you here. Perhaps you are better suited to the museum above.''</span><br>[[Go back->left passage 1]]<center\>
<center><span style="color: Pink;">''If you must know, I am eating my lunch. I used to devour galaxies in my youth. But in my old age, a mere meteor or two will suffice.''</span><br>[[Enjoy your meal->left passage 1]]<center\>
<center>(text-style: "shudder")[[You feel faint. Something is taking hold of you...->finalchamber1]]<center\>
<audio src="https://vegacollective.com/audio/Red.mp3" autoplay>
<center>''Looks like a dead end...''
[[Go Back->mid junction 4]] (text-style: "emboss")[<span style="color: Red;">[[Red->Red8]]</span>]<center/>
<center>''Nothing unusual...''<br>[[Take off your glasses->deadend5]]
<center>[[Try the door->LockedDoor]]<br>[[Look at the computer]]<br>[[Check the filing cabinet]]<br>[[Carry on with your journey->mid junction 4]]<center\>
<center>''It seems to be locked.''
[[Go Back->Investigate the cavern]]
<center>(if: $key is 1)[ [[You press the power button]] ](else:)[''Seems like there is no power'']<br>[[Go Back->Investigate the cavern]]
<center>''It's just full of old pieces of meat...''<br>[[You can see something behind the cabinet]]
[[Go Back->Investigate the cavern]]
<center>[[You are in what appears to be some kind of fleshy office->Investigate the cavern]]<br>
<center>[<span style="color: Pink;">''I think you know the answer to that question''</span>]
[[I do?]]
[[Who are you?]]
<center><span style="color: Pink;">''<br>A friend, friend. The names Campbell Featherworthy.''</span><br>[[How did I get here?->Why am I in this bed2]]<center\>
<center>[<span style="color: Pink;">''Out on a stroll, I found you looking a tad worse for wear.''</span><br>[[The Red...]]]
<center><span style="color: Pink;">''That's right, see you do remember. There's a powerful Red blossom around these parts.''</span><br>[[So you brought me here?]]
<center><span style="color: Pink;">''Sure did, only right thing to do, so Vega help me.''</span><br>[[I see...]]
<center>''The man smiles broadly.''
[[So, who are you?]]
<center>[<span style="color: Pink;">''Well, I was out on a stroll and found you looking a tad worse for wear.''</span><br>[[The Red...->The Red2]]]
<center><span style="color: Pink;">''That's right, Friend. See you do remember. There's a powerful Red blossom around these parts.''</span><br>[[So you brought me here?->So you brought me here2]]
<center><span style="color: Pink;">''Only right thing to do, so Vega help me.''</span><br>[[I see...->I see2]]
<center><span style="color: Pink;"><br>''The man in the hat smiles through his bristles, slowly nodding his head.''</span><br>[[Do you know how to get out of here?->howdoigetout]]<center\>
<center><span style="color: Pink;">''<br>A friend, friend. The names Campbell Featherworthy.''</span><br>[[Do you know how to get out of here?->howdoigetout]]<center\>
<center><span style="color: Pink;">''<br>Well, let's not get too ahead of ourselves. I wonder if you might indulge me in a bit of conversation.''</span><br>[[I could spare a bit of time, I suppose]]<br>[[I'm not sure, I think I should be going.->should be going]]<center\>
<center><span style="color: Pink;">''<br>Well, I'll let you get on then.''</span><br>[[Okay, you twisted my arm]]<br>[[Leave.->mid junction 4]]<center\>
<center><span style="color: Pink;">''<br>I appreciate that, friend. Gets mighty lonesome round these parts.''</span><br>[[I imagine so]]<center\>
<center><span style="color: Pink;">''<br>I appreciate that, friend. Gets mighty lonesome round these parts.''</span><br>[[I imagine so]]<center\>
<center><span style="color: Pink;">''<br>You look like someone who appreaciates music. Now let me ask you - How do you feel about jazz?''</span><br>[[I love a bit of jazz]]<br>[[I can take it or leave it]]<center\>
<center><span style="color: Pink;">''<br>Well if that doesn't fill my heart with joy.''</span><br>[[Pleased to hear it->jazz]]<center\>
<center><span style="color: Pink;">''<br>Well, perhaps I could teach you a thing or two about it''</span><br>[[I suppose so->jazzintro]]<center\>
<center><span style="color: Pink;">''<br>Well, maybe I can teach you a thing or two''</span><br>[[I suppose so->jazz]]<center\>
<center><span style="color: Pink;">''<br>You know, it may not be for everyone. But jazz... I mean JAZZY jazz. It holds a place in my heart like no other''</span><br>[[You force a polite smile.->jazz2]]<center\>
<center><span style="color: Pink;">''<br>Louis Hamstring, Jimmy Coldrain, Ellis Frygold. They used to keep me company driving in my old beatup Chevrobago Lightning.''</span><br>[[You nod in vague acknowledgment.->jazz3]]<center\> (set: $key1 to 1)
(set: $key2 to 1)
<center><span style="color: Pink;"><br>I remember the first time heard that Milo Dayvain number - those rhythms...</span>(click-replace: "I remember the first time heard that Milo Dayvain number - those rhythms...")[You know I leant that record to old Mr...](click-replace: "You know I leant that record to old Mr...")[What's his name...](click-replace: "What's his name...")[Anyhow, ain't heard a peep from him since...](click-replace: "Anyhow, ain't heard a peep from him since...")[Well, it has been a pleasure, friend...](click-replace: "Well, it has been a pleasure, friend...")[If you ever wanna bend my ear, I'm just a phone call away]<br>[[Go Back->mid junction 4]]<center\>
<center>[[Investigate the room->lookaroundthebedroom]]<br>[[Go back->mid junction 3]] (text-style: "emboss")[<span style="color: Red;">[[Red->red9]]</span>]<center\>
<center>[[This looks like someones bedroom...]]<br>
<center>''I can't see anything out of the ordinary.''<br>[[Take off your glasses->bedroom]]
<center>[[Search the drawers]]<br>[[Admire your reflection]]<br>[[Check under the bed]]<br>[[Carry on with your journey->bedroom]]<center\>
<center>''Not quite what you were looking for.''
[[Go Back->This looks like someones bedroom...]]
<center>''Could do with a polish.''
[[Go Back->This looks like someones bedroom...]](set: $key2 to 1)
<center>''You find a record but can't quite read the title.''
[[Go Back->This looks like someones bedroom...]](text-style: "emboss")[<span style="color: Red;"> [[Red->Red9]]</span>]<center/>
<center>''It has Red on it, better be careful.''<br>[[Take off your glasses->Check under the bed]]
<audio src="https://vegacollective.com/audio/Red.mp3" autoplay>
<center>''You see a switch''<br>(if: $key is not 1)[[Flip the switch]]<br>[[Go Back->Investigate the cavern]]<center\>(set: $key to 1)
<center>''Did it do anything?''<br>[[Go Back->Investigate the cavern]]<center\>
<audio src="https://vegacollective.com/audio/switch.mp3" autoplay>
<center>[[Power breathes life into the device]]</span><br>[[Go Back->Investigate the cavern]]
<audio src="https://vegacollective.com/audio/bootup.mp3" autoplay>
<center>''Apologies, dear Passenger. This is as far as you can go right now. Perhaps you should return to the safety of the ship''<br>(link: "Go Home")[(goto-url: 'https://vegacollective.com/')]
<center><span style="color: Pink;">[F11] To Fullscreen<br>Please enable Autoplay</span><br>Purple text is interactive(click-replace: "Purple text is interactive")[ [[Continue->Crawl through]] ]<center\>
<center>[<span style="color: Pink;">''What you looking for can only be found within.''</span>]<br>[[Go Back->leftjunction]]
<center><span style="color: Pink;">[You will need to go to the begining of the end...](click-replace: "You will need to go to the begining of the end...")[Before you can do that...](click-replace: "Before you can do that...")[...you must find the man in the hat.](click-replace: "...you must find the man in the hat.")[You may need a map when the time is right.]</span><br>[[Go Back->leftjunction]]
<center><span style="color: Pink;">''<br>Sure you do, friend.''</span><br>[[How did I get here?->Why am I in this bed?]]<center\>
<center>A telephone?<br>[[You pick it up]]<br>[[Go Back->mid junction 1]]
<center>(if: $key2 is 1)[ [[Call Campbell]] ](else:)[''Who would you call?'']<br>[[Go Back->mid junction 1]]
<center><span style="color: Pink;">Hello there, what can I do you for?</span><br>[[Tell me about you old truck]]<br>[[What was the record you mentioned?]]<br>[[Hang Up->You pick it up]]<center/>
<center><span style="color: Pink;">Ahh, my old Chevrobago Lightning</span><br>[[Change the subject->Call Campbell]]<br>[[Hang Up->You pick it up]]<center/>
<center><span style="color: Pink;">Yes, fantactic tune. A Conversation... Something</span><br>[[Change the subject->Call Campbell]]<br>[[Hang Up->You pick it up]]<center/>