Untitled Goat Game

There is a goat. [[bah->open_1]]

Goats are snotty and stubborn. [[bah->open_2]]

You are not a normal goat though, instead a man turned into a goat. [[bah?->start]]

Life is no fun as a goat though, you must try and get back to your human form. Where will you go? [[The village->village]] [[The Barn->barn]] [(set:$argument=false)] [(set:$ohp=false)] [(set:$pub=false)] [(set:$shade=false)] [(set:$goat to 1)]

It is not a large village, with some inhabitants here and there, with most people centered around the market or the pub. [(if:$ohp is false)[[Go to the market->market]]] [(if:$ohp is true)[[Go to the market->market2]]] [(if:$pub is false)[[Go to the pub->enter pub]]] [(if:$pub is true)[[Go to the pub->no pub]]]

The barn is empty, besides for another goat and two cows. [[Aproach the goat->goat_1]] [[Aproach the cow->cow_1]] [[Leave the barn->start]]

There is a good amount of hussle and bustle around the market two differnet parts of it stand out to you though, a shady man off in a corner and a busy man selling fruit. [[Leave the market->village]] [(if:$shade is false)[[Approach shady man->shady man]]] [(if:$shade is true)[[Approach shady man->sman_.5]]] [(if:$argument is false)[[Approach the fruit vendor->fruit boy]]] [(if:$argument is true)[[Approach the fruit vendor->fruit_2.5]]]

The other goat stares off blankly, chewing straw in its mouth. [[Bah?->goat_2]] [[Bah->goat_2]]

One cow lays on the ground sleeping, while the other follows you around the barn with its eyes. You approach the one watching you. [[Bah!->cow_2]] [[Bah?->cow_2]]

Life is normal once again with your normal hands and feet, you may be a bit chilly but you're you once again... what now? [[Begin again->Opening]]

The pub is a hive of activity with noise and booze all over, but no one seems to notice a goat walk in. [[Aproach the bar->bartender]]

Nothing happens, as it continues to stare of blankley. [[Return to the front of the barn->barn]] [[Go and see cows->cow_1]]

The cow looks at you for a few seconds then lets out a long "moooooooooooooooo mooo" ... You have no idea what it said... [[Return to the front of the barn->barn]] [[Go and see goat->goat_1]]

You approach the busy vendor, who doesn't seem to notice you walk up. Instead his attention is with a mother trying to convince her that the over ripe apple is a delacy as she attempts to wrangle her 2 children. "I'm telling you, it'll be the best bite you ever have. Your kids would absolutely love it," he promises. [[Continue->fruit_1]]

You approach the shady man who's eyes follow you as you approach, until you're less than a foot away from him. [[This feels dangerous turn back->village]] [[bah->sman_2]]

You approach the bartender who seems too busy serving drinks to take notice of you. [[Bah->bartender_2]] [[Leave the pub->village]]

The bah catches of the ears of the bartender and a few pattrons near you, looking down at you the bartender shouts out to the bar "Oy, who let this goat in here?" and looks back down at you. [[leave->village]] [[try to tell him your human->bartender_3]]

Your plea for help falls on deaf ears as it merely comes out as another "bah" "Someone get this bugger out of here, this is a respectable establishment" the bar tender says. [[Leave->village]] [[Stay->bartender_4]]

A large man approaches you seemingly to throw you out. [[Bah to try and explain once more->pub_1]] [[Headbutt the man->pub_2]]

Your bahs fall on deaf ears as he bends down and picks you up. [[Continue->pub_3]]

The man groans in pain as your head connnects with him, but quickily gets over it and picks you up around the waist and vilolently throws you out. [[Continue->pub_4]]

You crash into the door as the crowd throws out a cheer in their drunken joy and go back to their drinking. [[Standup->pub_6]]

You standup and shrug off the dirt and dust you've rolled through. [[Head back to the village square->village]] [(set:$pub=true)] [(set:$goat+=1)]

The large man places you outside as the crowd goes back to their drinking and merrry making. [[Return to village square->village]] [(set:$pub=true)]

"I'm not feeding my kids spoiled fruit!" she exclaims, still paying more attention to her children than the vendor. The argument continues as it seems to be impossible to get a word in. [[Bah->fruit_2]] [[Return to the city center as this seems pointless->village]] [(set:$argument=true)]

Your bah doesn't draw the attention of the 2 as they still argue over the apple. [[Try to steal a fresh apple->fruit_3]] [[Return to the front of the market->market]]

The argument is continuing as it seems impossible to get a word in. [[bah->fruit_2]] [[Return to front of market->village]]

While your bah may not've caught the vendor's attention, thievery definitely does. He manages to grab the back of your neck, just as you begin to sink your teeth into the apple. "Who left this goat unattended?" he asks to the nearby crowd, however none reply to the man. "Never mind," he says under his breath, "well back where you belong buddy." He says while dragging you over to a near by animal pen. [[See where this takes you->nice]] [[Attempt to stuggle from out of the man's grasp->struggle]]

As you wait to see what happens he drags you over to a pen full of goats, pigs, and cows, assumingly for sale for anyone interested. [[Continue->pen]]

You twist and contort your goaty body, but it's to no avail as he gives you a swift kick to the side to stop your struggling. Eventually he drags you over to a pen full of goats, pigs, and cows, assumingly for sale for anyone interested. [[Continue->pen]] [(set:$goat+=1)]

You look for a way of escaping being locked up while you wait behind a woman talking to the owner of the pen. This may be you way out... [[Try to explain to the fruit vendor that you're not a goat and you don't belong in a filthy pen->dumb]] [[Nibble on the back of the lady's dress->ohp]]

It comes out as a meger "bah" as the man continues to look ahead... [[Continue->pen]]

As soon as you make the first tug on the dress, she lets out a gasp like yell and turns around to face you and the vendor. Her face already upset as she makes eye contact with the vendor. "How dare you!" she yells at him. "No no, it was the go-" he's cut off as the woman's palm connects with his cheek. "That's what you deserve you prat!" she smuggly tells him as an argument begins to break out between the two. [[Get going while the going is good->market2]] [(set:$ohp to true)]

There is a good amount of hussle and bustle around the market two differnet parts of it stand out to you though, a shady man off in a corner and the fruit vendor arguing with the woman who slapped him. [[Leave the market->village]] [(if:$shade is false)[[Approach shady man->shady man]] [(if:$shade is true)[[Approach shady man->sman_.5]]

Mmmm on second thought, after getting thrown out it would probably be best not to go back in. [[Turn back->village]]

"Why just bah?" he asks as you turn your head confused what he meant, "Well yeah, why not try to explain that you're human?" [[Wait you can understand me?->sman_3]]

"Well of course" he says with a smile missing a tooth... or five. "You're not the first goat man to pass through here either, but the rest are in that pen over there." As he points to a pen off in the corner of the market, with 4 other goats mulling about in it. [[How can you undertand me?->sman_4]] [[Can I communicate with them?->sman_5]] [[Can you take me to them?->sman_6]]

"I don't know," he scoffs, "how did you become a goat?" [[Good point->sman_3]]

"Maybe, I don't know, I've only met one of you guys at a time," he shruggs. [[Alright->sman_3]]

"Sure, but once I do, I don't think you'll want to come back and explore the town square, so are you ready to go?" [[Yes lets go->sman_7]] [[Mmm not quite, let me explore here a little more->village]] [(set:$shade=true)]

"Alright then lets go!" he exclaims as he stands up right. He suddenly picks you up before you know what's happening. [[Wait where are we going?->sman_8]]

"Well to sell you of course, goat men can catch a pretty penny." He says nonshalauntly, as you begin to panic and squirm. [[Continue->sman_9]]

Your panicing is off no use though, as he has a surprisingly firm grip and is swiftly talking with the pen owner. "I've got another for you Helm" he says to the rather rotund pen owner "Ha ha ha," he lets out with a warming laugh, "I don't know how you find them Myle." [[Continue->sman_10]]

"Alright ready to go?" He says as you approach. [[Yep, lets go->sman_7]] [[Actually, there's one more thing I need to do->village]]

"Dunno," Myle says with a shrug, "they just walk up to me, but hey who am I to complain, more coin in my pocket" "Fair enough," chuckles Helm, "so, how long has he been a goat?" "I don't know," replies Myle turning to look down at you [[Ummm, maybe 20 minutes, I don't know->sman_11]]

"20 minutes!" Myle replies quickly, with some excitement in his voice. "Well well, I suppose even a beggar has his proffitable days" jokes Helm "I beleive 50 crowns would be a fair price, do you agree?" "Mmm 55" Myle says, trying to bargin. "Ha ha ha, trying to bargin with your only buyer in town I see" Helm teases, "Well I suppose why not, a little forward payment for when you come across another" and he begins counting out the coin. [[Wait I thought you were going to bring me to the other transformed people?->sman_12]]

Myle looks down at you with a smile on his face, "And I have, but with my talent of finding goat men, who am I not to capatalize on it." As he finishes saying this Helm hands him his heavy purse of coin and swaps ownership. Your're placed in the pen with the other goats as you watch Myle happily stride away to the pub. [[Look around->pen_1]]

It's not that large of a pen but it currently holds you and three other goats, each mulling about in their own corner, as Helm stands off in font advertising to any alchemists. [[Talk to the goat on the left->G1_1]] [[Talk to the goat in the middle->G2_1]] [[Talk to the goat on the right->G3_1]] [[Try to talk to Helm->helm_1]]

You aproach the goat on your left as he rutes around in the hay scaterred around on the ground. [[Hi->G1_2]] [(if: $talk and $truth is true) [[Move to the goat's corner post->escape]]]

You approach the goat in the middle who is rubbing his horns against the wooden post of his corner. [[Hey there->G2_2]]

You approach the goat on the right who seems to be following the people passing by. [[Hello->G3_2]]

You look at Helm's back as you see him trying to call over an elderly lady. [[Excuse me sir, can you help me, I want to return to being human?->helm_2]]

Your bah seems to gain the attention of the goat as he slowly raises his head to look at you, while chew on some hay poking out of his mouth. [[Do you know why we were transformed?->G1_3]]

No response, as he continues to chew and lowers his head once more to do some more rooting on the ground. [[Maybe this one's just a normal goat...weird(return to your corner)->pen_1]] [(set:$truth=true)]

You push past the stubborn goat and find yourself facing the corner post. Once you do this you'll have to make a break for out of the south gate. [[Jail break time->escape2]] [[Actually, one more thing->pen_1]]

Your bah asking for his assistance catches his ear, causing him to turn around, but all he does is pat you on the head. [[Try again to explain that you want to return to being a human->helm_3]] [[Return to your corner->pen_1]]

He listens to your bah, but just says, "Don't worry buddy," then quickily looks down at your waist, "Ha ha ha, yeah definitely a guy, I'll find someone to buy you soon enough," and turns around to go back to selling. [[Does he actually know I'm a goatman?(return to your corner)->pen_1]]

He turns to face you and gives out a bah himself that somehow you understand, "Hey, how's it going?" [[As good as can be I guess->G3_3.1]] [[Are you a human turned into a goat too?->G3_3.2]]

"Well what do you think? Can goats talk to one another normally or make complex thoughts?" he says sounding upset already. [[Um I think yes to the first one, I guess you got me on the second->G3_4]]

"Yeah, tis the life off a goat I suppose right?" as he lets out a chuckle, which comes out as a bleet. [[Are you a human turned into a goat too?->G3_3.2]]

"Look no need to get smart with me pal, point is yes and I've resigned to that fact now, you should too" [[Alright I guess (return to your corner)->pen_1]] [[Why?->G3_5]]

"Because, this is our life now, no returning, alright? You see that goat over there? He tried to return to being a human, he failed miserably, now he's stuck here, just like us." [[Thanks for the information... I guess. Have fun->pen_1]]

"How goes it?" he asks, not even bothering to look up at you. [[I'm alright, how about you?->G2_3.1]] [[Umm what are you doing?->G2_3.2]]

"Fine," he says sharply. "I just need to finish doing this and escape." [[What're you doing?->G2_3.2]]

"What does it look like? Sharpening my horns of course..." he grumbles. [[Why?->G2_4]]

"Because, I need to defeat the goat that changed us of course. I don't know about you but I'm not living the rest of my life with hooves," he scoffs, changing horns. [[The goat that changed us?->G2_5]]

"Yeah, don't ya know? Some magical or whatever goat changed us into goats, so we can know what it's like to live the life of a goat." [[Where is this goat?->G2_5.5]]

He finally lifts his head up to look over at one of the goats. "You see that goat over there, the one that's actually a goat? The post on his right is loose, would just take one little nudge to get loose. As soon as I'm done sharpening I'm getting the hell out of here!" [[Thanks for all the info->pen_1]] [(set: $talk=true)]

You press your head against the corner post and begin to apply pressure and feel it give way a little. [[Push harder->escape3]]

"I fought him in the town square earlier, but he beat me and I woke up in here. When I awoke he was starring at me through these wooden bars and then left through the south gate. Once I'm done sharpening I'm going to escape and defeat that bastard so he turns me back!" [[Oh, wow... how're you getting out?->G2_6]]

The minimal resistance from the corner post suddenly disappears as it crashes to the ground, drawing the attention of everyone around the market. [[Run...fast!->Sgate]]

You make a break for it, b-lining it for the south gate, as you narrowly dodge out of the way of Helm's hands grasping at you. [[Continue->Sgate1]]

You don't look behind you as you hear yelling. Once you make it to the south gate you continue to run, following the road as it eventually arrives at the wilderness,out of the city limits. [[Continue->Wild]]

You look around, as the trail splits into 3 seperate paths. The trail on the left begins to wind and grow in elevation as it eventually heads into the mountains. The trail ahead of you leads to a forest, doesn't look unsafe, but who knows what could be lurking around every tree. The final trail on your right leads to a relatively small stream, which curves off into a nice field if you rememeber right. [[Take the path on the left->mountain]] [[Take the middle path->forest]] [[Take the path on the right->stream]]

As you begin to follow the path it begins to get more and more trechurous as the temperature begins to drop as well, due to the increase in elevation. [[Forge ahead->m]] [[Turn back->Wild]]

You slowly clop into the forest, taking your time as you've heard of the bandits that use these woods for ambush. You come to a turn and hear voices around the corner along with a crackling noise. [[Follow the path->f]] [[Turn back->Wild]]

The peacful trickle of the stream calms any nerves you may have, it just seems so quiet and relaxing as you see birds flying overhead. As you continue ahead the stream begins to curve away as the trail approaches a small hill you are unable to see over at your current height. [[Follow the path->s]] [[Turn back->Wild]]

You continue farther up the mountain as the wind picks up, while the trail becomes lost in the mess of rocks and debry. If you continue on for much longer, you'll probably loose the path and be unable to turn back. [[Forge ahead->m2]] [[Turn back->Wild]]

You decide to continue ahead despite the risks, there's no turning back now... [[Continue->m3]]

As you round the corner you begin to slow down as the voices slowly raise in volume and you begin to smell the scent of cooking meat. You see 3 men sat around a camp fire, with a spit roast slowly cooking a goat over a modest fire. [[Approach the men->f2]] [[Turn back->Wild]]

As you hear the stream continue to flow behind you you climb over the hill to see a peacful meadow, the hill allows you to see the entire area around you and no where can you see a goat or the trace of one. [[You decide to turn around->Wild]]

For some reason you approach the men, maybe its the scent of cooking meat making your mouth water or maybe it's just pure stupidity. As you approach you can hear the men talking, there's one with beard, one with an axe in his hand as he sharpens it, and a finally one who's slightly taller, but far skinnier than the rest. You over hear the skinny one first, "Thomas, you must learn to control your temper in situations like that, next time it may cause us to loose your pay day," he says rather calmly to the bearded one. He's quick to reply, "Look, the bugger got what was coming to 'im, 'e pulled 'is weapon, so 'e wanted to fight and we gave 'im one. Now 'e's got a shallow grave and we've got a nice purse of crowns and his goat. Now calm yourself Bones, what done is done." Throughout this whole conversation the one with the axe doesn't look away from his sharpening. [[Approach the camp->f3]]

As the mist covers your body you begin to feel your body transform, feeling a pressure on your snout and a streching feeling as though you're tearing muscles along your arms and legs. Meanwhile, it's almost as if you've finally taken off a tight pair of shoes and you can finally stretch you toes. As the mist clears you look down and instead of fur you see skin and instead of hooves fully independent fingers and toes. You're human again...naked... but human... [[Continue->end]]

As you make your approach the two continue the conversation, until the sound of your hooves seems to catch the ear of the bearded one."'Ey boys look, friday's dinner," he says with a hearty laugh. "Well Thomas, if you'd like to have it for a meal go and catch it, I was the wrangled this fella," the skinny one says motioning to the suspended goat. "Aye then, fair enough," he sighs standing up, "Jaskier has to butcher it though!" The man sharpening his axe finally stops sharppening his axe and looks up at the bearded one who must be Thomas. "Just get the bloody goat Thomas." With an annoyed tone in his voice. "Fine." Thomas says as he begins to approach you. [[Run for it->no]] [[Keep walking towards them->f4]]

You turn and get ready to run, but before you can even get your hooves off the ground you feel a strong tug on the back of your neck, "Oh no you dont ya bugger!" you hear Thomas say as he's beat you before the race has even started. [[Continue->no2]]

As you walk towards them Thomas meets you half way and grabs you roughly by the scruff so forcefully there little chance you'd be able to wiggle free. "Thing must be daft," he chuckles. "And how does that make it different from any other goat?" the skinny one, who must be Bones, asks. "I don't know some of them just have that look in their eye, ya know?" he says confidently as he drags you to the foot of the camp. "Tie it to the tree behind your tent Thomas, you want it you can smell its crap in the morning," commands the one with the axe, who must be Jaskir. "Fine..." Thomas says, being able to hear his the roll of his eyes on his tongue. [[Continue->f5]]

Thomas draggs you behind a tent with a rather large patch in its side. Before you can even try to explain to this fine gentleman that you aren't actually a goat you've a rope around your neck, binding you to the tree shadowing the tent. "Bones start up a song!" he calls to his compatirots as he returns to the fire. Well, now here you are stuck... [[Struggle->f6]] [[Wait to see what happens->loop]]

You try to stuggle, but the rope doesn't give at all, tied quite tightly to the tree. Hmmmm...how to get out of this one... As you think about it you look down towards the rope, it's thick, but the material I quite loose and loose as though it could splay rather easily... "Oh that's an idea!" you say aloud, but the bah is no where near the volume of the singing. [[Chew the rope->f7]]

You wait and try to listen to the men and the details of their converstaion, but there isn't much to listen to as Thomas and Bones break into a song, with one of them playing some sort of string instrument. [[Continue to wait->loop2]] [[Struggle->f6]]

"'Ey this one's got half a brain in it," he calls back in a chuckle. "Good thing it didn't have the other half, then we wouldn't have our dinner for later this week," he jokes as he pulls you to the foot of the camp "Tie it to the tree behind your tent Thomas, you want it you can smell its crap in the morning," commands the one with the axe, who must be Jaskir. "Fine..." Thomas says, being able to hear his the roll of his eyes on his tongue. [[Continue->f5]]

The merry making continues as the song seems to have an infinite number of versus...weird... [[Continue to wait->loop2]] [[Struggle->f6]]

You begin to gnaw on the rope and quickily you can feel the small strings that make up the rope beginging to snap free of their other half. [[Continue chewing->f8]]

Finally the rope falls to the ground as it's not in two pieces and you're able to shake the remaining part of it without much difficulty. You decide to head back to the beginning of hte path before they take a break from their merry making to notice. [[Run away->Wild]] [(set:$goat+=1)]

You continue to traverse up the mountain, with a feeling that it'll be worth it once you reach the summit. [[Push on->m4]]

Finally you can see the summit and suprisingly with your determination and goat features it has been easier than if you had done this as a normal human. As you continue up you come to somewhat of a platuae, sheltered from the bitting wind and some of the cold. There... standing on the otherside rutting in the dark mountain grasses. There's something odd about it, just looking at it makes ur brow furrow out of frustration, why you do not know, but this goat is special some how. [[Aproach the goat->goat]]

You approach the goat and once you are within around 5 feet of him he looks up at you."Hello," he says, "why have you decided to visit me?" [[Who are you?->goat1]] [[Are you the reason I'm a goat?->goat2]]

"I'm just a simple goat, nothing more." [[Are you the reason I'm a goat?->goat2]]

"Me? Well patrially," he says confusingly. [[Why me->goat3]]

"Why not?" he says plainly,"You humans do not know the issues that we goats face on a daily basis, this is so you will know our struggles and better understand us." [[Turn me back please->goat4]] [(set:$goat to 4)]

"Why should I? Do you better understand the struggles we face now as a species? The daily persicution where we could be killed at any moment?" [(if:$goat<4)[[Yes please turn me back, I'm begging you->No]]] [(if:$goat is 4)[[Yes please turn me back, I'm begging you->yes]]]

"Hmm, it seems you do, you haven been kicked, beaten, sold without any say in it, even embraced the goat snottyness. I would say you now have a better understanding of our struggle and will be compassionate towards our species in the future." With that he jumps and let out a bleet. [[Mist begins to form around you out of nowhere->end preamble]]

"Hmm... No..." he says sternly. "You had multiple oportunities to experience what we do on a daily basis, but instead you chose not to broaden your horizons and gain a deeper understanding for us as a species. I will not turn you back to a human, as you still hold the human selfishness that causes us to stuggle, only carring about yourself and nothing more than becoming human once again. You will be stuck as a goat for the rest of time now, this is my decision." [[You asked for it!->fight]]

You've heard enough, you decide to charge into the side of the goat, head butting him on the side."You humans are all the same," he says in a sigh as he gets back up to his feet. "You all resort to violence in one form or another." Before you know it he is uppon you charging at you before you can prepare yourself. [[Dodge him->fight1]] [[Lower your head to try and meet his skull with yours->head]]

You leap to the side of his powerful charge, which surley would have killed you if you didn't get out of his way. This leaves an opening though as he tries to stop his momentum. [[Headbutt him in the side->fight2]]

You lower your head to meet with his, however, you are new to being a goat and have no practice fighting as one. The clash easily snaps your neck, as his toned neck muscles kill you. [[Continue->death]]

You lost your life as a goat battiling for your humanity, do you wish to try again? [[Yes->fight]] [[No (warning, will spawn you at begninng of game)->Opening]]

Another succesful connection! He really struggles to his feet this time, but he is coming at you again, this time there no time to turn and face him or side step him. [[Try to duck under his charge->oops]] [[Attempt to jump over the blow->fight3]]

You get on you knees in a laying down position in hopes to perhaps trip him or be to low for him to hit. It is no use though, as he just easily lowers his head, connecting with your body in a bone crushing collision. Puncturing your lung and killing you... [[Continue->death]]

You have surprising power in your legs as you leap right over the bash, which surley would've been you end. Again though this is a chance to strike the already weekend goat as he attempts to stop! [[Finish him!->resolution]]

You crash into the goat's side with your head, knocking him to the ground, leaving him unable to return to his feet. "Fine, fine, you've defeated me," he says in a shaky breath. "You humans, you always think that violence is the answer, I suppose you got your way this time...but at what cost?" He looks off towards the village for a moment and then gives off a bleet. [[Mist begins to form around you out of no where->end preamble]]