TA: The Time Machine

<div align="center">The Time Machine <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhQABAAIABAAAAAP///ywAAAAAQABAAAAC44SPqcvtD6OctNqLs968+w+G4kiW5omm6sq27gvH8gwH9o0jeL7ejG0AJnwoYYO3IJKMACDzmWSCAkEqtXqAKoPL5lVxdVqzXu7o2zTrxsf0Wed9oh3zj3VLNPru5HdEiBYW1uWmJlaIVxjCdwhY99P1NeimVzX52IEJJsjGSBgHKqjYxyYyOFlWuaW2ONpXpsjHOgXn6jSbSrgnC8t1+9qq2YgKq7lhvPbwa5q1k8eJVBoshXW4JrnkuBO3+4zr4Tw0LClGDY4cvolEw97u/g4fLz9PX29/j5+vv8/f7/8PUEEBADs=" width="64" height="64" border="0" alt="Little book icon" /> A Tiny Adventure By Mandy J Watson [[Begin->A3]] [[Credits->A32]] </div>

The time machine is ready! It’s delicate, but functional, and one of a kind. (Technically, so are you, although you’re not particularly adept at operating time machines.) Do you enter it? [[Yes.->A5]] [[No.->A4]]

You decide to go boldly… but where has no one gone before? [[Take me to the dinosaurs!->A6]] [[I want to see the future!->A9]] [[Surprise me!->A3]]

Smart move! Your shenanigans would have caused untold destruction, plus several paradoxes. By not entering the time machine you have saved the world. Try again? [[Absolutely not!->A32]] [[Er… this seems like a bad idea.->A3]]

<div align="center"> The Time Machine <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhQABAAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAQABAAAAC/oSPqcvtD6OctNqLs968+w+G4kiW5ommXsC2rqtC79zGy+zgNqAz/flDsHwvU/AwvBVHsMZRWAs1iVNlEnR9ZHMB0dbZjXw11WT2HEaPL+V02ICGv3lRzvqLn0NXemQ/T2RX5ye3R0inUGWhiNhYeJi3JiGZYOY22UdBaWiJSTZH+XT4iBEHxmhIyuZG05pZGbWpxeoqCtWZYRroqJS66pt4CQZcIat6PJz7GswstuwMyNsc+Swz+BgqfFvtvGvtvXHHjUy+apqtimoOqt3Lq146XiyvST9hPJ8NT4dfr38Nq18+gOVsdRAlbh+WJVQIAmFoxaGKWgpjUJS4I6PGD40cO3r8CDKkyJEkS5osAAA7" width="64" height="64" border="0" alt="The tombstone clock" /> Game Design And Writing, Programming, Art: Mandy J Watson @mandyjwatson(click:"@mandyjwatson")[(open-url:"https://twitter.com/mandyjwatson")] brainwavez.org(click:"brainwavez.org")[(open-url:"https://www.brainwavez.org/")] <img src="data:image/jpeg;base64,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" width="64" height="64" border="0" alt="Mandy J Watson eightball" /> Fonts (Open Font Licence): Berkshire Swash(click:"Berkshire Swash")[(open-url:"https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Berkshire+Swash")] by Brian J Bonislawsky DBA Astigmatic (AOETI) Alike Angular(click:"Alike Angular")[(open-url:"https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Alike+Angular")] by Sveta Sebyakina, Alexei Vanyashin, and Cyreal [[Title Screen->A1]] Version 1.0 10 May 2020 </div>

A jar catches your eye. It’s labelled “Frankenstein”… Look a little closer (click: "Look a little closer")[(replace: "“Frankenstein”…")[“Frankenstein’s Monster&#8221. Oh, no!(replace: "Look a little closer")[](click: "Oh, no!")[(replace: "Oh, no!")[Oh, no! The head’s eyes flick open. It tries to speak but since it’s submerged it just gargles frantically and looks at you in terror. In the future, no one can hear you scream. What do you do? [[Flee!->A14]] [[Shoot the ray gun?->A16]] [[Shoot the ray gun!->A17]]]]]]

Your button bashing broke the time machine. You are stranded at some point in the past – but when? In the distance, up a hill, you see a light emanating from an imposing, delapidated building. You decide to investigate… but that’s a tale for another time. [[The end?->A32]]

You step out of the machine but your arrival has been badly timed. Before you even realise what is happening you are trampled by a stegosaurus herd in the middle of a stampede. Well, technically, you were in the middle of the stampede… (until you were under it). [[They mostly come at night. Mostly.->A7]]

Millennia later archeologists will discover the remains of your smart watch among a perfectly preserved selection of stegosaurus footprints unearthed in a layer of shale. [[Conspiracy theories about killer alien robots will persist for centuries.->A8]]

Your adventure was a success. (Considering how hapless you are, not dying is a success. The bar is low.) You’ve seen things people wouldn’t believe. You enter the time machine to close the time loop and return to the present. [[The end.->A30]]

You arrive in the future inside some sort of museum. Outside you see a spectacular skyline of metallic and glass structures. There are no people anywhere and it is eerily quiet. You’re conveniently near a display of futuristic weapons. What do you take? [[The ray gun->A11]] [[The laser pistol->A10]] Both (click: "Both")[(replace: "Both")[You can’t carry both. It’s not that kind of game!]]

You step into the next room. You wish you hadn’t. The room is filled with shelves and the shelves are filled with jars and the jars are filled with decapitated heads and the heads are preserved in some sort of liquid. What now? [[Flee in terror!->A14]] [[Take a moment to centre yourself.->A16]] [[Examine the jars.->A13]]

You flee back to the time machine, although it’s not clear why as it’s not as if something is actually chasing you. You’re just having a psychological meltdown. Unfortunately, in your state of panic, you hit the wrong buttons. [[Uh, oh…->A15]]

You identify the ray gun as a Fisher-Price Mark II. You’re not an expert because it’s from the future and you are not but you know what it is because the name is printed on the side. <div align="center"><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhgACAAIABAAAAAP///ywAAAAAgACAAAAC/oSPqcvtD6OctNqLs968+w+G4kiW5omm6sq27gvH8kzX9o3n+s73/g8MCofEovGITCqXzKbzCY1Kp9Sq9YrNarfcrvcLDovH5LL5jE6r1+y2+w2Py9uBur2uuN/denu+HyAF6PcwiDCId2C4hBhYCHiIGNlntDjZSJhosNfAuUkoZKmIyakJ4LmAigqUaBr5x+C6IevT6gibQHt626HLYxvL+xl8aWsMuksEnCqczFzsWKr3OiT6Sbo8nMur67tjvYsdzd1s2t2sLPlI6UytfanUCLEoa16OLCYujqaPzba6zRs/fAHR0VF3zaAaeaMEpgEILw7EhgrXgJu4EFLBTzkbO3IEiPENyIp8CDosaY/jn5QqV05rWTAkzJk0a9q8iTOnzp08e/r8CTSo0KFEixo9ijSp0qVMmzp9CjWq1KlUq1q9ijWr1q1cu3oFUAAAOw==" width="128" height="128" border="0" alt="A ray gun" /></div> You assume it’s named after Carrie Fisher and Vincent Price. [[The adventure continues...->A12]]

The laser pistol is flat and needs to be charged but its plug is unfamiliar. <div align="center"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhgACAAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAgACAAAAC/oSPqcvtD6OctNqLs968+w+G4kiW5omm6sq27gvH8kzX9o3n+s73/g8MCofEovGITCqXzKbzCY1Kp9Sq9YrNarfcrvcLDovH5LL5jE6r1+y2+w2Py8uBgKaOz9vD9bs+r9WXIGjwV6h3KKiIh0V44GgIEAkouUdJdDn4t8mZyFiZqRD6M+rJeWqJCPrJUEqKmnooWzlLEVk7BBtLy7toccuLCYvgiLuIKlEcpEu81/y82hmh7OOqi1yR6cpjfS1ty7pKNvqtSf1FvtkaPq7qUG4GvC5/5qspyl6/C9183u7ZL9w2PqkguROXJp09fvqUUXLoLOGpgMcixpv4SNVATzgQ5yzo6NHcJ39xJlkMOWtjyYInUdJDaaolzJk0a9q8iTOnzp08e/r8CTSo0KFEixo9ijSp0qVMmzp9CjWq1KlUq1q9ijWr1q1cu3pVUAAAOw==" width="128" height="128" border="0" alt="A laser pistol" /> </div> You curse the power requirements and lack of backwards compatibility of the whatevereth century you’re in and grab the ray gun instead. [[Onwards!->A11]]

Robot guards burst into the room. You pew to the left. You pew to the right. You never actually hit them because you’re useless and you’ve never used a ray gun before but a few jars smash and the cultural sacrilege is enough of a diversion as they scramble to save the heads. [[You escape.->A18]]

<div align="center" class="fontbody">You didn’t live long or prosper. Worse, your death in the timestream has created a paradox. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,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" width="256" height="256" border="0" alt="A Penrose rises above a grave with a tombstone that has a clock carved into it" /> [[This is not like tears in rain at all…->A3]] [[Credits->A32]]</div>

Robot guards burst into the room but because you were too busy hesitating they catch you off guard and shoot you. [[Time to die.->A8]]

You race back to the time machine. Although you didn’t see much of the future you saw enough to be horrified. Those were not the droids you were looking for. What now? [[Dinosaurs, please.->A20-A21]] [[I want to see more of the future.->A19]] [[Let’s go home.->A29]]

Really? You just made a huge mess. Since it’s in the future and the future hasn’t happened yet, you figure it will take care of itself… somehow… or not? That’s exactly why you can’t go back! It’s dinosaurs or home. This is only a tiny adventure. [[Ok, dinosaurs.->A20-A21]] [[Home.->A29]]

You emerge from the time machine onto a small hill above a great flood plain. It is humid but the air smells fresh and clean. In the distance you see a grazing stegosaurus herd. There is a cave nearby. <div align="center"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,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" width="512" height="256" border="0" alt="A stegosaurus on the hills" /> </div> What now? [[Learn more about the dinosaurs?->A22]] [[Investigate the cave?->A24]]

You watch the herd and marvel at the exotic vegetation. You are the only human who has ever seen real dinosaurs! You observe lots of details that you resolve to argue about with palaentologists on social media. Your thirst for knowledge intensifies. Do you: [[Dare to get closer?->A23]] [[Investigate the cave?->A24]]

The cave entrance is large. You explore a little bit and discover that the cave splits into two tunnels but if you venture any further it will become too dark for you to see. Do you: [[Just take a quick look?->A27]] [[Find a light source?->A25]]

Just in case, you brandish your ray gun. What a mistake! Your recklessness frightens the stegosaurus herd and causes it to stampede. You are tiny. They are not. You can’t escape and are trampled underfoot. [[The Earth may not be flat but you are.->A7]]

You fashion a torch from conveniently available materials like they do on TV, using a piece of wood and part of your jacket. You set the torch alight with your ray gun and enter the cave. Where to? [[Go left?->A27]] [[Go right?->A26]]

You follow the right tunnel, your torch lighting the way. After a few hundred metres it opens up into a huge, damp cavern. Water slowly drips into small pools from somewhere high above. You pause to reflect. This has been quite an adventure. What now? [[Make your mark?->A28]] [[Examine the left tunnel?->A27]] [[Leave the cave?->A29]]

You begin to explore the left tunnel but something suddenly swipes at you from a dark corner. You run, blood oozing from a wound on your leg. As you burst out of the cave and across the hills your panic frightens the stegosaurus herd. It scatters. A rather large one crushes you to death. [[Hot damn, you’re heroic!->A7]]

(link-reveal: "Well…")[ that’s assuming that the present you return to is the present (link-reveal: "you left…") [ …but if that’s a problem that’s (link-reveal:"tomorrow’s problem.") [ [[The end?->A32]]] ] ]

Your chaotic nature compels you to leave your mark. You use the ray gun to carve your initials into the cave wall. It’s millions of years before hominids will walk the planet. No one will ever know, right? On your way out you pocket a stone too. You’re hopeless. [[It’s time to leave the cave before you do even more damage.->A29]]